Re: [Bridge] maximum throughput for linux bridge

["Paul P. Pongco" <paulp@mozcom.com>]

Thanks for your reply.

> >
> It is not a bridge problem, just that bridging puts more stress on the 
> network driver.
Yep, i really suspected it was something with the 3com card. Found
something on the bridge FAQ regarding 3com cards (setting
interrupt_work=10000). If you have additional options such as indicated
on the bridge FAQ available that you know or links that discuss this
please let me know. 

> 
> The problem is that the 3c905 cards don't support interrupt mitigation, 
> so when lots
> of network traffic hits, they drop data.  The 3c59x driver allocates and 
> copies every
> received frame in the interrupt routine.  What is needed is a new driver 
> that does NAPI
> (any volunteers)? 
would you know of any network card that can work as a bridge and at the
same time has NAPI drivers?


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Cheers,

Paul P. Pongco
Mosaic Communications Inc.