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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.questions:2476 comp.os.386bsd.bugs:755 Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.386bsd.bugs Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!noc.near.net!uunet!psgrain!percy!agora!implode!davidg From: davidg@implode.rain.com (David Greenman) Subject: Re: [NetBSD] 3Com ethernet problems, misc bugs, and debugging kernels Organization: Delta Systems, Portland, OR. Message-ID: <C7599D.1LF@implode.rain.com> Date: Sun, 16 May 1993 23:58:25 GMT Lines: 23 >Hey folks, I've got a real strange problem and some minor bug reports. If you can wait a few weeks, I've written a completely new wd80x3/3c503 driver - all it needs is probe code that can tell the difference between a 8003, 8013, and 3c503 and 8/16k memory. (If somebody would like to help me with this...) Highlights include: - Full ethernet performance (measured at 1120k/sec sustained with UDP packets) when using a SMC/WDC WD8013 (16 bit, 16k). If you take into consideration the packet overhead for ethernet and UDP, this brings you pretty damn close to the 1190k theoretical. (you'll need a machine at least as fast as a cached 386/40 to acheive this - I'm using a 486DX2/66). - Comforms to specification in the National databook for both general use and error recovery (the original falls *way* short). - Has BPF support - Has trailer support - Extremely well documented, and can easily be used to develop a new driver for the ne2000 and clones. -DG