* Arkadi Shishlov ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > I use the em cards (Intel Pro 1000/MT's and the like) in many
> > machines here, and they are rock solid. You'll pay a little more
> > for them, but there is a reason for it.
>
> Whats about performance and stability with MTU > 1500? I tried
> increasing MTU on my Intel-made servers to speed-up NFS, but both
> 5.3 em and 2.x Intel provided drivers get stuck after some time with
> interface in OACTIVE state.
I've been using MTU=9014 for a while now without problems, aside from
the odd glitch with autonegotiation. Switch is an SMC 8505T, using both
WinXP and FreeBSD 5 drivers.
--
Thomas 'Freaky' Hurst
http://hur.st/
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