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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.questions:9579 comp.os.386bsd.misc:2178 Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.386bsd.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!uwm.edu!reuter.cse.ogi.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!serval!beta.tricity.wsu.edu!msmith From: msmith@beta.tricity.wsu.edu (Mark Smith) Subject: Re: FreeBSD Install and NE2000 Message-ID: <1994Mar31.195932.7077@serval.net.wsu.edu> Sender: news@serval.net.wsu.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Washington State University Tri-Cities References: <2mtpis$bmp@clarknet.clark.net> <2ndleg$eml@menudo.uh.edu> <michaelv.765095209@ponderous.cc.iastate.edu> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 94 19:59:32 GMT Lines: 25 In article <michaelv.765095209@ponderous.cc.iastate.edu>, Michael L. VanLoon <michaelv@iastate.edu> wrote: > >I can't speak specifically about whether Linux is the problem or not, >but I can say that the NetBSD/FreeBSD low-level ethernet drivers are >outstandingly excellent, and are quite capable of reaching full >ethernet bandwidth without sweating. You can say that again! > >On the other hand, I've heard a bunch of people say awful things about >the NE2000 boards. It may be your main problem. > I'm running an Accton NE2000 board in my systems at home right now. I have a BSD PC and a DOS PC hooked together. While I know this isn't blazing speed, I can ftp to the BSD box from the DOS box and get a sustained transfer of 80KB/sec. I've seen some 3com 3c509s using FTP software's PC/TCP getting 100KB/sec going to an HP9000/750. All in all, my experience with at least the Accton NE2000 card has been positive. Mark