Subject: Re: NIC to disk issues
To: Arto Huusko <arto.huusko@utu.fi>
From: Andrey Petrov <petrov@netbsd.org>
List: tech-net
Date: 06/11/2004 10:15:30
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 05:00:19PM +0300, Arto Huusko wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Jun 2004, Andrey Petrov wrote:
> 
> > > However, if you are correct, where exactly is my problem. It is clear
> > > that something is wrong on my i386 machine. If it's not NetBSD, there
> > > must be something wrong with the hardware. I'm thinking that the
> > > only thing it can be is the motherboard, because I've already tried
> > > changing all the other components (NIC, disks, IDE interface).
> >
> > You tried that but still: probably good NIC should help,
> 
> I was under the impression that 3com 3c905 should be a good NIC?
> 

I don't know actually. Is it?

> > Also, you can wire those 2 machines with cross wire and set media
> > explictly to avoid possible hub/switch incorrect duplex/half-duplex
> > mode.
> 
> Hmm. I find it hard to understand how incorrect media would affect
> the transfer speed only when a disk write at one end is added to the
> equation.

Yeah, disregard this suggestion, it's really wrong move.

	Andrey