Try the em1000 interfaces instead of lnc.
On 4/26/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ========================== > > Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:10:52 -0500 > > From: "Bill Marquette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [pfSense-discussion] Vmware Tools and pfSense > > ========================== > > > > FWIW, while the lnc device reports as 10Mbit, it'll actually > > do more. > > It's still slower than either the vmware tools driver or the > > e1000 > > interface, but it's definitely faster than 10Mbit. > > > > > > Hello, > doing some basic test (a simple secure network copy of some hundreds MB) it > even seems that performances are a bit erratic, ranging from 30Mb/s to less > than 5Mb/s. Odd enough, the performance follows a ´worsening´ pattern, the > first file transfer performs at full speed, while the second and subsequent > ones go at a very lower rate. Also, netstat -i reports a significant amount > of input errors on lnc0, about 0,5 % of the total exchanged packets. > > On one occasion, the network copy stalled and the lnc0 interface stopped > working - a reboot on the pfSense virtual box was required, done from the > pfSense controlling console. > Has anyone eventually had better experience with pfSense and vmware? > Thanks, Marco > > >
