On Fri, 18 Oct 2002, Prafulla Deuskar wrote: > FYI. 82543 doesn't support PCI-X protocol. > For PCI-X support use 82544, 82545 or 82546 based cards. > > -Prafulla >
That is alright, we aren't expecting PCI-X speeds. It is just that our only PCI slot on the motherboard (1U rack-mount system) is a PCI-X slot. Shouldn't the 82543 still function normally but only as at PCI speeds? Thanks, Kelly > > Kelly Yancey [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > > On Fri, 18 Oct 2002, Luigi Rizzo wrote: > > > > > On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 10:27:04AM -0700, Kelly Yancey wrote: > > > ... > > > > Hmm. Might that explain the abysmal performance of the em driver with > > > > packets smaller than 333 bytes? > > > > > > what do you mean ? it works great for me. even on -current i > > > can push out over 400kpps (64byte frames) on a 2.4GHz box. > > > > > > luigi > > > > > > > Using a SmartBit to push traffic across a 1.8Ghz P4; 82543 chipset card > > plugged into PCI-X bus: > > > > FrameSize TxFrames RxFrames LostFrames Lost (%) > > 330 249984 129518 120466 48.19 > > 331 249144 127726 121418 48.73 > > 332 248472 140817 107655 43.33 > > 333 247800 247800 0 0 > > > > It has no trouble handling frames 333 bytes or larger. But for any frame > > 332 bytes or smaller we consistently see ~50% packet loss. This same machine > > easily pushes ~100Mps with the very same frame sizes using a bge card rather > > than em. > > > > I've gotten the same results with both em driver version 1.3.14 and 1.3.15 > > on both FreeBSD 4.5 and 4.7 (all 4 combinations, that is). > > > > Kelly > > > > -- > > Kelly Yancey -- kbyanc@{posi.net,FreeBSD.org} > > FreeBSD, The Power To Serve: http://www.freebsd.org/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message > -- Kelly Yancey -- kbyanc@{posi.net,FreeBSD.org} "No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity." -- Thomas Jefferson, 1821. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message