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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!newsrelay.iastate.edu!news.iastate.edu!tbird.cc.iastate.edu!explorer From: explorer@iastate.edu (Michael Graff) Subject: Re: [NetBSD] Rotten Ethernet performance [wd8003e + 1542C] Message-ID: <explorer.738445206@tbird.cc.iastate.edu> Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA References: <explorer.738387190@tbird.cc.iastate.edu> Date: Wed, 26 May 1993 19:40:06 GMT Lines: 25 In <explorer.738387190@tbird.cc.iastate.edu> explorer@iastate.edu (Michael Graff) writes: >I have a 386dx system with 4M ram, an Adaptec 1542C card with a ST1480 hd, and >a wd8003e 8-bit card. >I get ftp speeds of a little over 1k/sec -- rotten speeds. The SCSI drive >screams along -- no problems there. The problem was FOUND! I moved the we8003e's irq from 2 to 7, and all is well. I hav no idea that the VGA was interfering -- the other two machines I have all use irq 2 and work fine. Damn Diamond Stealth cards. Anyway, this is the problem all along, and thanks to those who mailed me about it. This should be in the FAQ if it's not... --Michael -- Michael Graff <explorer@iastate.edu> Speaking for myself, not Project Vincent Voice: (515)294-4994 for ISU or the ISUCC Iowa State Univ Comp Center Fax: (515)294-1717 Ames, IA 50011 -=*> PGP key on pgp-public-keys@pgp.iastate.edu <*=-