Hi,
Note that I haven't tried the updated driver from 2.4.2 ac16 when Garzik
updated the 8139too driver. So, I'll wait until the new kernel comes out
with the updated 8139too driver.
Maybe the performance of 8139too will be increased...
Thanks,
Prana
Prana wrote:
>
> The other day I mentioned that 8139too is very slow. It is indeed, very
> slow compared to rtl8139. I tried your kernel 2.4 in Mandrake 8.0 and
> it's unbelievably slow and there's no module rtl8139. And in kernel 2.2
> network performance is greatly improved about 150% when using rtl8139
> rather than using Garzik's 8139too.
>
> I have HP EN1207d-TX ethernet card and rtl8139 is wayyyy faster than
> 8139too. Here's the reason why:
> http://www.scyld.com/network/rtl8139.html
>
> Please don't delete rtl8139 from kernel 2.4 ... it's much better.
>
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