What is RxBufferCount ??

[kerykeion]

In Windows 9x/ME, under Control Panel > Network > Netgear FA311 PCI adapter > Properties > Advanced, I see a RxBufferCount property with a default value of 40. This value can be changed from 8 to 128 in multiples of 8. Any ideas what changing this value lower or higher would do? I can't seem to find any documentation in Netgear's manual, FAQ's, website, etc.

My configuration:
Windows ME
Netgear FA311 NIC (w/ v1.8 drivers)

 

[kerykeion]

Anyone? I think that this it is the Receive Buffer in KiloBytes...but any idea what changing this value would do?

 

[eplebnista]

It wouldn't hurt anything to try different settings and see if it helps or hurts the performance.

eplebnista

 

[kerykeion]

Right, but can changing it increase or decrease performance?