Re: 64bit Ethernet Card (if_sf driver)

2001-10-04 Thread Andrew Gallatin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Anyone with experience or ideas? > Because of the aligment constraints of the card, its copying every single packet the driver recvs. This is required on alpha (and possibly other platforms) to prevent an unlaligned access. In a forwarding situation on an x86

Re: 64bit Ethernet Card (if_sf driver)

2001-10-04 Thread Doug Ambrisko
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: | I've been testing the adaptec 64044 card (if_sf driver) which is a 64bit | 66Mhz 4 port ethernet. I can have come to one of two conclusions: | | 1) the card sucks | 2) the driver sucks | | or both. A 32bit Dlink 4 port card outperforms it by a wide margin, as do | 3

64bit Ethernet Card (if_sf driver)

2001-10-04 Thread Bsdguru
I've been testing the adaptec 64044 card (if_sf driver) which is a 64bit 66Mhz 4 port ethernet. I can have come to one of two conclusions: 1) the card sucks 2) the driver sucks or both. A 32bit Dlink 4 port card outperforms it by a wide margin, as do 32bit eepro100s. "wide margin" being defin