i386/74605: 5.3 networking impossibly slow on 32M p150

[david nicol]

>Number:         74605
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       5.3 networking impossibly slow on 32M p150
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-i386
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Dec 02 06:10:26 GMT 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     david nicol
>Release:        5,3
>Organization:
david nicol consulting
>Environment:
fresh install from 5.3 CD
>Description:
      networking is slow as molasses on this box, with 32M memory
and a 3c509 card.  After a few days the ping time to the attached
router was above ten seconds.
>How-To-Repeat:
      
>Fix:
      not having any problem with networking with debian.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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