> Hi,
>
> I experied slow NetBSD samba server.  Then, I bought many
> NICs with a hope to improve the speed and failed.  At last,
> I got good cards finally.  So, I want to list them up to
> help others and hear differnt idea or opinions from others.
> I list up NICs what I put into my NetBSD box and my
> experience while I was using NetBSD as a samba server from
> Windows clients.

samba are slow stuff, not cards

> DLink DEF530-TX: This was my first card.  I put two of this
>   to both NetBSD server and local Windows machine.  It works
>   fine but slow.  I changed SAMBA configuration to make it
>   fast regarding to SAMBA how-to, but it doesn't help me.
>
> 3com 3C905C: It was little faster but still slow.  SAMBA
>   configuration tweaks doesn't work also.  If I use Linux
>   with this card, it works fast, so I guess NetBSD driver
>   and SAMBA have mistaches here somehow.  For example, 153MB
>   file copy from NetBSD SAMBA server to local takes 22s, but
>   copy from local to NetBSD server takes forever 489s!!  FTP
>   takes 18 or 19s in both directions.  Clients use DEF530-TX
>   and SMC 1211TX.
>
> 3com 3C905: Same as 3C905C.  At this time, I tried to use
>   3C905C for server and 3C905 for client, but it also
>   doesn't help me.
>
> DEC chip card: Lightening first for download (server to
>   client), but as same as slow for upload.  Moreover, often
>   lost interrupts.
>
> Intel PILA8460 and 8465B (82557 and 82558): Works great.
>   Now I can copy 153MB same file in 22s in both directions.
>
>
> The problem is all are works fine and fast for regular ftp
> connection.  They doesn't work well for only the case of
> SAMBA.  Is there any differences here?
>
> Anyway, I finally bought the Intel cards and they works
> fine.  I suggest you to buy it.  Now, I'm planing to sell
> other NICs on eBay.  ;-)
>
> Regards,
> -- Kazushi
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