Subject: Re: Are tlp[01] weak for big traffic?
To: None <port-cobalt@netbsd.org>
From: NAKAJI Hiroyuki <nakaji@jp.freebsd.org>
List: port-cobalt
Date: 12/10/2006 22:41:25
>>>>> In <87d56u22id.fsf@roddy.4407.kankyo-u.ac.jp>
>>>>> NAKAJI Hiroyuki <nakaji@jp.freebsd.org> wrote:
> -----------+----------- main stream (connected to the Internet)
> |tlp0 OCN registered /29 network
> +-+-+ \
> |RaQ| NAT
> +-+-+ /
> |tlp1
> ---+-----+----------- private subnet (testing network, 192.168.1.0/24)
> +-+-+
> |P C|
> +-+-+
The NIC on the PC is RTL8139-based. And network hangup of the PC
occurs even if I leave it with no operation.
## I had to doubt about Windows itself at first ...
> > > My assumption is following. What is the possibility?
> > >
> > > 1. RaQ 2 is too slow to handle large traffic.
> > > 2. The HUB I'm using on private subnet is too weak.
> > > 3. tlp(4) has some problem.
> > > 4. other
> > >
> > > If 3 is the true reason, what shoud I do to debug or improve it? Do I have
> > > to show more information about my RaQ2?
The most probability seems #4. I changed the NIC's driver to that
included in Windows itself and I also changed the settings to default,
and the performance seems stable.
Good news. NetBSD/cobalt is not bad. Thanks.
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NAKAJI Hiroyuki