[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Try to front end your machine with a switch...the 5 cards is most likely your > problem. With each device you increase your bus contention (ie worsen the > worst case bus master scenario)...either that or get a 4 port card that is > more efficient than 5 individual cards. I have some opposite expierence. This is my biggest router: 0gw~(1)>uname -a FreeBSD gw.pike 4.4-STABLE FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE #0: Wed Sep 19 06:29:38 MSD 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp/babolo/usr/src/sys/gw i386 0gw~(2)>ifconfig -a dc0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 dc1: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 dc2: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 dc3: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 xl0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 xl1: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 xl2: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 6 used 100 M ethernet interfaces among others. dc0..dc3 is one card. xl0 cards are workaround for the fact that processor spent MUCH more time in interrupt state with dc driver than with xl driver with the same load. Yes, I try find xl x 4 card but no success
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