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Re: 10-100Mbps ethenet cards. Differnce in CPU usage?
« on: February 14, 2010, 12:34:38 AM »
The 100 Mb card probably has a larger internal packet buffer. If that allows the interface to issue interrupts less often, then it might give the driver more direct control over CPU cycles.
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