I have a machine here with 2 3C905B-TX's, during heavy traffic I get:
xl0: command never completed!
xl1: command never completed!
I reverted to using my Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+'s and I'm fine here.
On Fri, 18 Feb 2000, Matt Heckaman wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using 3c905b-TX NICs in 4 servers here, all intels ranging from a beat
> up p133 doing DNS, to a pII and a couple celerons doing various tasks.
> These are interconnected via a Cisco 1548M, etc. I personally, have had
> nothing but good expierence with these cards, I find it strange that this
> many people are.
>
> Personally, I've always held 3com cards in high regard. For example, my
> friend's company which runs a wide array of intel servers, netfinities
> and whatnot, use strictly those 3com cards, I haven't heard of them having
> any problems either.
>
> I /have/ however, seen an Intel Etherexpress Pro 10/100 give a machine
> that I work with (FreeBSD) numerous problems upon problems for a while,
> it's interesting how both sides of the fence have the opposite problems.
>
> Matt
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> On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Jeffrey J. Mountin wrote:
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> : Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 23:32:32 -0500
> : From: Jeffrey J. Mountin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> : To: Omachonu Ogali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> : Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> : Subject: Re: xl0 packet dropping, still
> :
> : At 10:47 PM 2/17/00 -0500, Omachonu Ogali wrote:
> : >I've gotten reports of the 3Com NIC's dropping packets in all OS's using
> : >an Intel CPU, it's more or less a sporadic problem I say...
> :
> : The 3Com's have higher collision rates (tested over long periods) and don't
> : autsense most of the time, which the Intel does much better.
> :
> : Frankly I can't see anyone using a 3Com considering all the problems that
> : crop up on the lists, but then I've been happy with Intel NIC since the
> : Pro100B came out. ;)
> :
> :
> : Jeff Mountin - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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