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From: hagen@cernvax.cern.ch (per hagen)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: 3C500 slow !! ??
Message-ID: <5257@cernvax.cern.ch>
Date: 14 May 91 07:50:45 GMT
Organization: CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
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Some of our users in CERN have PCs with 3C500 cards. I have
never managed to have them working well with Packet Drivers (tried version
1, 8 and 9) with Novell (BYU IPX.COM) or FTP Software Inc PC/TCP 2.05 ethdrv.
The card seems to work better when used with specific 3C500 driver from
FTP Software Inc with DMA disabled.

The symptom is that the application runs many slower (say 10) with Novell
or FTP. A dir on a network drive may take minute(s). I have not yet had a
look with a network analyzer as I expect there to be something fundamental
wrong with the setup of the PC ...

What am I doing wrong ?