Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 00:39:26 +0300 From: "Arkadi Shishlov" <arkadi@mebius.lv> To: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fibre Gig card recommendations? Message-ID: <20050624213926.GA7825@mebius.lv> In-Reply-To: <42BBEE70.1050503@centtech.com> References: <000f01c577dd$0b82dad0$fef929d9@multiplay.co.uk> <Pine.SOC.4.61.0506232229290.6058@tea.blinkenlights.nl> <03bf01c57844$811874a0$fef929d9@multiplay.co.uk> <42BBEE70.1050503@centtech.com>
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On Fri, Jun 24, 2005 at 06:28:48AM -0500, Eric Anderson wrote: > Steven Hartland wrote: > >Yer know about the list but was looking for real usage experiences > >as I've tried supported cards before e.g. netgear and it just panics the > >machine with just ping :( > > I use the em cards (Intel Pro 1000/MT's and the like) in many machines > here, and they are rock solid. You'll pay a little more for them, but > there is a reason for it. Whats about performance and stability with MTU > 1500? I tried increasing MTU on my Intel-made servers to speed-up NFS, but both 5.3 em and 2.x Intel provided drivers get stuck after some time with interface in OACTIVE state. arkadi.
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