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Date:      Tue, 10 Feb 1998 18:15:50 -0800 (PST)
From:      Tom <tom@sdf.com>
To:        billc@li.net
Cc:        freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: 3Com 3C905 Etherlink XL
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980210181448.21436C-100000@misery.sdf.com>
In-Reply-To: <9802110214.AA12809@mbsmm.com>

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On Tue, 10 Feb 1998, Bill Clark wrote:

> I hope Im on the right list for this question. 
> I'm hoping someone has some knowledge in the following area.
> 
> We are running 2.2.5 on a Compaq Proliant 1500 (Pentium 100) and I am 
> attempting to use a 3Com Etherlink XL 10/100MB Card (PCI)  using the 
> vx device driver.
> 
> We are currently expierencing problems of slow (extremly) performance 
> along with a lot of Ierrs (under netstat -i) when doing NFS 
> operations.
> 
> Does anybody know the status of this driver in terms of know 
> problems, if any.  
> 
> We are plugged into a Cabletron MMAC plus and there are no errors on 
> the line or at the switch.  Any operations using the NFS volumes do 
> complete, but it takes extremely long.
> 
> Any comments would be appreciated
> Bill Clark

  See "man vx"

  I don't think the vx driver supports full-duplex.  Make sure the switch
is set for half-duplex.

Tom


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