Subject: Re: IPNAT on SE/30 Can't keep up ...
To: None <port-mac68k@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Roger Fischer <rfischer@hac2arpa.hac.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 04/02/1998 10:08:18
Bill Studenmund wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 2 Apr 1998, Roger Fischer wrote:
> 
> > I've got my Mac SE/30 up and running ethernet and IPNAT between
> > it and my Centris.  Everything is working great, but the other
> > night I saw something that I'm curious about.
> >
> > I was FTP'ing from my Centris and getting a 1 meg file.  I saw
> > this message on the NetBSD SE/30
> >
> > Apr 2 00:01:07 scooter /NetBSD: zstty0: 2 silo overflows, 0 ibuf floods
> > Apr 2 00:02:07 scooter /NetBSD: zstty0: 1 silo overflow, 0 ibuf floods
> > Apr 2 00:03:07 scooter /NetBSD: zstty0: 1 silo overflow, 0 ibuf floods
> 
> > Anyway, I'm just assuming that SE/30 doesn't have the horsepower
> > to keep up IPNAT on a long steady download on a 33.6 modem.  Mail, Telnet,
> > Web-browsing all seem to work great.
> 
> I think you're right. Since every character received generates an
> interupt, there's not much we can do. I'm actually surprised/pleased that
> it's working as well as it is. :-)

                      I'm borderline ecstatic :-)  

I'm impressed to be able to do this on a 9 year old, 16MHz machine. 
Just
don't try to open an Xterm on the SE while somebody else is D/L'ing a
big
web page ;-).  Already found out this won't work.  When it's routing,
it's
best to just let it sit.

Thanks for all the help & info.
Best Regards,
Roger
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