Disable Exponential Backoff (retry) on Ethernet?

[Len Gross]

So there is hope in using/finding the card(s).  Thanks so much for the
follow-up.

Much appreciated.


On 10/22/07, Kevin Oberman <oberman at es.net> wrote:
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> > Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:01:08 -0700
> > From: "Len Gross" <sandiegobiker at gmail.com>
> > Sender: owner-freebsd-net at freebsd.org
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> > Thanks. I'll look into that.
> > BTW: The "lance" chip appears to be 1990 vintage, might even be ISA
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> The AMD LANCE was the first popular "Ethernet on a chip". It was used
> very heavily for about three years after its introduction. While it had
> some flaws, especially in its early days, it was reliable and very
> programmable. The latter quality made it very popular with network
> researchers. It was available on cards from many manufacturers in both
> PCI and ISA formats.
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