PCMCIA = 16bit = Maximum of 15-20mbps throughput (this is a limitation of the 16-bit bus...) Cardbus = 32bit = full 100mbps throughput (as long as the rest of the laptop can handle it)
PC Card is used interchangably between the two. The DFE-650TX is only a 16-bit PCMCIA card, and therefore won't get anything over 20mbps. Now why is the throughput at 8mbps? Your guess is as good as mine... Jared Valentine [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 07:18 PM 9/14/2000 +0200, Bart-Jan Vrielink wrote: >On Thu, 14 Sep 2000, Carlos Menezes wrote: > >> I have a DLINK 10/100 PCMCIA card (DFE-650TX) in my laptop (I installed >> the last version of PCMCIA package: 3.1.20) and a Realtek 8139 PCI >> 10/100 card in my desktop. The adapters are linked by a crossover cable >> with RJ-45 plugs. >> DFE-650TX is setted up to autonegociation (it is the only one option; >> when I try ifport eth0 100baseT, a error message is displayed) and I can >> set up the link mode at Realtek 8139 with mii-diag program. >> I got only 8 Mbits/s at a ftp test by copying a 14Mbytes archive. >> Does anyone have suggestions??? > >Is it a PCMCIA card or a PCcard ?? >PCcards are much newer and are much faster (compare with ISA vs. PCI). >I have a Intel EtherExpress Pro/100 pcmcia card and I get the same results >as you have. At best it is at 100 Mbit/s just a little bit faster than at >10 Mbit/s but at 100Mbit it uses much more CPU time. So whenever I can >choose between 10 MBit and 100 MBit, I have it set on 10 MBit. > >-- >Tot ziens, > >Bart-Jan > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
