packet loss with re(4)

[Torfinn Ingolfsen]

On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:44:49 -0500
Dan Langille <dan at langille.org> wrote:

> With FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE, I'm finding significant packet loss  
> (sometimes 85%).
> If I insert an Intel nic (fxp), there is nil packet loss with
> similar tests (ping -c 100).

Perhaps the recent MFC's for re helps?
see 
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/dev/re/if_re.c

I have just upgraded my machine[1] to the latest 7-stable,so it is still
too early to tell if re(4) is stable now.

References:
1) http://tingox.googlepages.com/asus_m2a-vm_hdmi_freebsd
-- 
Regards,
Torfinn Ingolfsen