[Fwd: Re: [driverloader] driverloader and 805410]

[Marc Boucher]

Hi Cristiano,

We get similar performance. If the mode4x workaround works for you, 
simply keep using it, or alternatively revert to v4.0q.

Sorry for the delay in responding, but we have been busy with 
show-stopping cases..

Regards
Marc

On May 13, 2004, at 3:51 PM, Cristiano De Michele wrote:

> Marc?
>
> On Sun, 2004-05-09 at 06:36, Marc Boucher wrote:
>> Cristiano,
> Hi Marc,
>
>> I don't think your hardware is defective. It probably just a
>> timing/compatibility issue.
>>
>> What kind of throughput were you getting under Linux with the previous
>> Windows driver and Mode4x enabled?
> with driver v4.0q I got:
>
> AP->laptop  3.0Mb/s
>
> laptop->AP  2.7Mb/s
>
> anyway I noticed that enabling/disabling mode4x did not affect
> performance from laptop to AP at all...is that ok IYO?
> what are performances you get typically?
> Finylly what does it mean a timing/compatibility issue?
> I have a USR805410 pcmcia card and a USR808054 AP and they are both
> 100Mbps products...
>
> thanks again
> for your kindness,
> Cristiano
>
>> Marc
>>
>> On May 8, 2004, at 9:51 AM, Cristiano De Michele wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Marc,
>>> sorry if I bother you again but I made some experiments
>>> and the situation for me is following
>>> one with driverloader-1.67 + 805410 driver v5.0j:
>>>
>>> My Network:
>>>
>>> laptop with USR805410  <--> AP USR 808054 <--> Desktop
>>>
>>> ---------
>>>
>>> Phenomenology:
>>>
>>> Case 1 - mode4x enabled on laptop (Mode4x=1 in
>>> /etc/driverloader/config/XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX)
>>>
>>> sending data: hangs
>>> receiving data: 3.0/3.1 Mb/s
>>>
>>> more precisely it seems that the AP hangs in fact
>>> if I restart it (Tools->Restart from AP web interface)
>>> network works again.
>>>
>>> ****
>>>
>>> Case 2 - mode4x disabled on laptop (Mode4x=0 in
>>> /etc/driverloader/config/XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX)
>>>
>>> sending data: 2.6/2.7 Mb/s
>>> receiving data: 2.6/2.7 Mb/s
>>>
>>> in your opinion is it an hardware problem?
>>> consider that in windows XP with latest 5.0j driver I get
>>> no more than 1.5/1.6 Mb/s on sending data (though it does
>>> not hang as in Linux).
>>> Please tell me what do you think about so that, if necessary,
>>> I'll send back my AP+card to US Robotics for reparation...
>>>
>>> thanks again
>>> Cristiano
>>>
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> Cristiano De Michele 	             E-mail: 
> cristiano.demichele at phys.uniroma1.it
> Department of Physics                Tel.  : +39064457131
> University of Rome  "La Sapienza"    Fax   : +39064463158
> Piazzale Aldo Moro 2
> I-00185 Roma - Italy 	
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