RE 2.3.99-pre5 network VERY slow

[Brian Adams]

I sent this earlier but maybe not....
I copied the eepro100.c (my NIC) driver from 2.3.99-pre3 into pre5 and 
rebuilt the kernel.  This works!
Apparently there was a driver _UPGRADE_ to pre4 and pre5 to take advantage 
of some changes int pci drive (you can read a months worth of kernel-devel 
mail) and some how the driver got hosed....
anyway, it works and I am iptabling :)
If your not using eepro100.c look at the 2.3.99-preX changes and see if your 
drivers been dinked with.
B

>From: Scotty Gammenthaler <scotty@a-concepts.com>
>Reply-To: scotty@a-concepts.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list NETFILTER <netfilter@samba.org>
>Subject: RE 2.3.99-pre5 network VERY slow
>Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 01:08:39 +1000
>
> >I installed 2.3.99-pre5 with iptables.1.0.0 and select all iptables
> >componets as modules. I complied the kernel and rebooted. I have now
> >errors in reboot and can telnet to myself on local or eth0 but I can't
> >telnet out or ping. When I ping it takes about 30 seconds until the
> >ping start getting replies and when I telnet I get a connected after a
> >while but thats all. :(
>
>Same problem here.  I also notice that after the initial delay of 25 to 30 
>seconds, some ping respones continue to be slow (1 to 5 seconds), skipped 
>entirely, or duplicated (judging from sequence number).  The system being 
>pinged is on an ethernet 10/100 Base T LAN.  The same hardware and network 
>has no problem when running under the 2.2.12-20 kernel.  (RedHat 6.1 
>distribution)
>
>This system (Single Pentium 133 processor, 96 Meg RAM) has dual ethernet 
>cards and is destined to become a firewall/NAT.  At this time, the second 
>card is not connected to any network, and the iptables rules specify 
>policies of ACCEPT on input and output, and DROP on forward, with no other 
>rules specified.
>
>Scotty Gammenthaler
>Applied Concepts, Inc.
>(972) 398-3750 x 115
>

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