Added this to the FAQ, thanks for your report.

On Mon, Feb 11, 2002 at 09:54:35AM -0800, Al Peak wrote:

>   I've found the root of my problem.  3C509B drivers
> seem to get inserted into the kernel without correct
> default initializations.  On both machines which had
> these, I found highly assymetric performance, and when
> loaded with the full_duplex=1 option, symmetry was
> maxed out at 10Mbps.  The correct options, for anyone
> who might be experiencing the same strangeness that I
> previously described, is to load the 3c59x module with
> "options=8 full_duplex=1"
> 
>   I now measure >90Mbps performance over the bridge
> for file transfers, and around 93Mbps for memory
> transfers using ttcp (I get between 91 and 94 Mbps
> with no bridge).
> 
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