Problem with nfe stability and throughput

[Sten Daniel Soersdal]

Chris Poulsen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've installed CURRENT on an asus m2n-vm. My network config is giving me 
> problems.
> 
> Throughput seems low. I'm seeing up/download rates less than 1 Mbyte/sec 
> on my local lan (100Mb). I've tried switching cables/ports in my switch 
> etc.
> 
> I've enabled device polling (hz=1000)
> 
> Uploads from the box are slow but "stable". Downloads to the box are 
> both slow and unstable. After a few seconds i see the following lines in 
> my log and all transfers freeze. Doing ifconfig nfe0 down/up brings the 
> interface back to life.
> 
> nfe0: discard frame w/o leading ethernet header (len 3 pkt len 3)
> nfe0: discard frame w/o leading ethernet header (len 0 pkt len 0)
> nfe0: discard frame w/o leading ethernet header (len 8 pkt len 8)
> nfe0: discard frame w/o leading ethernet header (len 0 pkt len 0)
> 
> I've tried applying the patch from this conversation: 
> http://www.nabble.com/nfe-busted-on-7.0-BETA4-to14143721.html#a14143721
> 
> but i still see the same error. (My dmesg/ifconfig output in the bottom 
> of this mail)
> 
> Could someone please give me some pointers on how to fix these things?
> 

Have you tried turning off flow-control on the switch port?

Just my $0.02

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Sten Daniel Soersdal