Subject: Re: Req for Info/Pointers regarding network performance of 1.5_BETA
To: Marc <marc@sudog.com>
From: Douglas Brebner <douglas+list@fang.demon.co.uk>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 09/07/2000 15:51:27
On Tue, 05 Sep 2000, you wrote:
> I've built two machines so far with the 1.5 BETA code and I've noticed
> a strange problem that keeps cropping up in my 1.5/RAIDFrame system.
> (Celeron, Asus + onboard i82557, 256 MB RAM, Two identical 10 GB
> fujitsus.)
> 
> Specifically, under certain loads (75 concurrent connections totalling
> 300K/sec on 100 Mbit line) the transfers become very "bursty". High
> troughput for a moment, then a pause, then repeat. I've examined the
> traffic and there is no packet loss.

FWIW, I've seen this on ppp links at 28.8K. Haven't been able to trace it
though.

(K6-2/450, Gigabyte GA-5AX, 192MB RAM, 1.5_ALPHA2)

-- 
Douglas