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From: michaelv@iastate.edu (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD Install and NE2000
Date: 31 Mar 94 06:26:49 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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In <2ndleg$eml@menudo.uh.edu> cosc19v2@menudo.uh.edu (cosc19v2) writes:

>In article <2mtpis$bmp@clarknet.clark.net>,
>Rob Newberry <rob-n@clark.net> wrote:
>>I was going to try FreeBSD tonight, since its networking code is
>>supposed to be better than linux, my current system.  Unfortunately,
>>the installation guide says that for an NE2000 card to be recognized,

>Let me ask a question about network (under Linux).
[...]
>However, the network performance is not good.  When I rlogin, it *often* 
>gives me a feeling that I am using a 300 baud modem.
>i.e., when I type a key, often, the character appears after couple of seconds.
>When I read e-mail (rlogin to another mochine), the contents appears on the
>screen fast, but then it stops for a while and then rest of the contents
>appears fast....etc.  Well, it is still quite usable,  but this does not 
>happen even in very old SUN3/50 machines in our dept.  

>Would 386BSD (Free|Net) can correct this problem ?

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.

On the other hand, I've heard a bunch of people say awful things about
the NE2000 boards.  It may be your main problem.

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