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  From: Andrew Duxorth <awd@seol.net.au>
  To  : Steve Fraser" <sfraser@sierra.apana.org.au>, "LinuxSA <sfraser@sierra.apana.org.au>
  Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 22:21:19 +0930

Re: 100MB Cards (Realtek 8139 / others?)

----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 1999 10:42 AM
Subject: 100MB Cards (Realtek 8139 / others?)


> Hi,
>
> Just wondering if anyone has some experience of 100MB cards under Linux.
>
> I'm using a Realtek 8139, kernel 2.0.36, 450MHz Celeron, 256MB RAM, and
PCI
> DPT SCSI HD controller..
>
> At 10MB the card works fine, but at 100MB I get over 50% packet loss on a
> lightly loaded hub. A pair of Win95 PC's with the same cards and same hub
work
> fine at 100MB. I've swapped fly leads, swapped cards, installed the latest
> driver, with no success.
We are running realtek 100Mb cards in our linux boxes,  We have found that
they are very reliable as long as you don't knock the box or remove the lead
from the hub or nic.  We have also found that they don't like some 10Mb
hubs.  As too packet loss, non existent as far as I can tell (for us).  I
realise this probably doesn't help, but there you go!!!
cya
Andrew Duxorth
SEOL System/Network Administrator

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