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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!noc.netcom.net!news.sprintlink.net!mips.infocom.com!daveho From: daveho@infocom.com (Dave Hovemeyer) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: 100BaseTX and SMC? Date: 15 Jul 1995 00:17:13 GMT Organization: infocom, inc. Lines: 35 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3u71e9$c2o@mips.infocom.com> References: <3u64da$887@mips.infocom.com> <3u6hp2$1qs@nntpd.lkg.dec.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: mandy.infocom.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Matt Thomas (thomas@lkg.dec.com) wrote: : In article <3u64da$887@mips.infocom.com>, daveho@infocom.com (Dave Hovemeyer) writes: : |>Is anyone using FreeBSD 2.0.5R successfully with the SMC EtherPower : |>PCI card? We have set up two machines using this card, and are experiencing : |>low throughput (100K/s) and high packet loss (60%). We haven't completely : |>ruled out problems with our cabling and hub, but have seen this behavior : That's strange. What hub? Does netstat show any errors? Are you : really using cat5 cables? The hub is a `Micro100' manufactured by NetWorth of Irving, TX. Here is some output from netstat, after a ping -f (which dropped 14% of the packets) and an ftp transfer (which didn't finish). Name Mtu Network Address Ipkts Ierrs Opkts Oerrs Coll de0 1500 <Link>00.00.c0.1e.fa.9d 1473 202 1498 0 0 de0 1500 192.168 192.168.0.1 1473 202 1498 0 0 The cable really is CAT5, although our local wiring expert seems to think it is not of sufficiently high grade for 100BaseTX. New cable is on the way. The card+driver work fine (and very fast!) through our 10BaseT hub, using the same cables. Thanks for the response, Dave : -- : Matt Thomas Internet: thomas@lkg.dec.com : U*X Networking WWW URL: http://ftp.dec.com/%7Ethomas/ : Digital Equipment Corporation Disclaimer: This message reflects my : Littleton, MA own warped views, etc.