[TAG] Meaning of overruns & frame in ifconfig output

[Ramon van Alteren]

On 7 Apr , 2006, at 7:46 PM, Benjamin A. Okopnik wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 09:35:44AM +0200, Ramon van Alteren wrote:
>>
>> This is a well-configured Intel 100Mbit NIC with busmastering enabled
>> which is apparently flooded with http-traffic to the point that it
>> can not generate interrupts fast enough to get the frames out of it's
>> buffer. That's the first time I've ever seen that.
>
> I've seen NICs from nominally reputable vendors start throwing a large
> number of errors under a much lower load than what you've described  
> - I
> tested several identical units and gave up in disgust. The Intel cards
> that I used to replace them worked great, never a complaint.  The one
> you described is just an amazing sample of the breed; it should be  
> given
> a retirement dinner, a gold watch, and a full pension.

It's an Intel NIC
;-)

Ramon

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