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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.crl.com!decwrl!pa.dec.com!nntpd.lkg.dec.com!lkg.dec.com!thomas From: thomas@lkg.dec.com (Matt Thomas) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: 100BaseTX and SMC? Date: 14 Jul 1995 19:49:54 GMT Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 14 Sender: thomas@netrix.lkg.dec.com (Matt Thomas) Distribution: world Message-ID: <3u6hp2$1qs@nntpd.lkg.dec.com> References: <3u64da$887@mips.infocom.com> Reply-To: thomas@lkg.dec.com NNTP-Posting-Host: netrix.enet.dec.com Keywords: 100BaseTX, SMC, DEC, fast ethernet X-Newsreader: mxrn 6.18-30 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? -- 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.