Hello,
The FXP drivers have always known to be the best for minimizing
cpu usage, and keeping low latency on high loads. However, you can
further increase this performance on FreeBSD (probably Linux too, but
not my forte) by using device polling.
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=polling&apropos=0&sektion=0&man
path=FreeBSD+5.3-RELEASE+and+Ports&format=html
I believe this only work with cards that support it, and all the FXP pro
series should support it.
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> rl -- RealTek 8129/8139 Fast Ethernet device driver
>
Not to offend anyone using or having written the 'rl' driver for
FreeBSD,
but I'd suspect and replace any realtech based card with an Intel based
card.
It is possible you had a faulty NIC, but I can tell you that I've gotten
far better performance from an 'fxp' as compared to a 'rl' based card.
I have several FreeBSD servers running UT2K and SOF2, and have never had
any problem with their Intel based NICs. I have had problems with
realtech
based NICs.
Bottom line, replace that bad Intel NIC with another good card, not one
that is of lower quality.
Jeff Love
Burgh Gaming
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