Re: 3c59x problem

Rafal Wierzbicki (rafal@mcss.cas.mcmaster.ca)
Thu, 14 Jan 1999 18:54:51 -0500 (EST)


> > I think there is a problem either in 3com driver and in net support in
> > kernel.
> >
> > The driver version in 2.0.36 is
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3c59x.c:v0.99H 11/17/98 Donald Becker
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/
vortex.html
eth0: 3Com 3c905B Cyclone 100baseTx at 0xf880, 00:10:4b:d2:5e:49, IRQ 10
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.

the card works perfectly fine, but the linux ppp driver leaves a lot to
desire. Lowsy transfer rates, all in all it's terrible.

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