On Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Michael Illgner wrote:
> Hi folks,
> I have some trouble using a 3COM NIC905B and the 3c59x driver with kernel
> 2.2.x
> and 2.4.0.testx. First of all the card works fine with Windows or with linux
> 2.2.18
> using the 3c90x driver supplied by 3COM. But with the 3c59x driver I get
> transfer rates
This kernel is a stock 2.2.17 with acl patches (doesn't change anything
network-related).
Bootup msg :
3c59x.c 16Aug00 Donald Becker and others
http://www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html
eth0: 3Com 3c905B Cyclone 100baseTx at 0x6c00, 00:10:5a:68:ea:ad, IRQ 11
8K byte-wide RAM 5:3 Rx:Tx split, autoselect/Autonegotiate interface.
MII transceiver found at address 24, status 786d.
MII transceiver found at address 0, status 786d.
Enabling bus-master transmits and whole-frame receives.
> below 10k/s or even lower. The card is connected to a 10/100 Hub (Netgear
> DS104).
You're sure that hub can handle full-fuplex mode ? Because that's what the
card uses in your case.
> Here are some informations
>
> Kernel version
>
> 2.2.18 SMP and 2.4.0.test12 SMP (latest kernel) but the problem seems
> to be independent of the kernel version.
>
>
> Banner message
>
> Dec 17 19:44:48 ganerc kernel: 3c59x.c:LK1.1.11 13 Nov 2000 Donald Becker
> and others. http://www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html $Revision: 1.102.2.46 $
> Dec 17 19:44:48 ganerc kernel: See Documentation/networking/vortex.txt
> Dec 17 19:44:48 ganerc kernel: eth0: 3Com PCI 3c905B Cyclone 100baseTx at
> 0xdc00, 00:10:5a:d8:25:f1, IRQ 19
> Dec 17 19:44:48 ganerc kernel: Full duplex capable
> Dec 17 19:44:48 ganerc kernel: 8K byte-wide RAM 5:3 Rx:Tx split,
> autoselect/Autonegotiate interface.
> Dec 17 19:44:48 ganerc kernel: MII transceiver found at address 24, status
> 786d.
> Dec 17 19:44:48 ganerc kernel: MII transceiver found at address 0, status
> 786d.
> Dec 17 19:44:48 ganerc kernel: Enabling bus-master transmits and
> whole-frame receives.
> Dec 17 19:44:48 ganerc kernel: eth0: using NWAY autonegotiation
Ik hate everything that has the word 'auto' in it. Usually means problems.
<snip>
I suggest you start at that hub. The fact that you state that is is kernel
independant makes me think it's not a kernel / driver bug, but that your
network chokes on the autoconfig.
Igmar
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