Hi Sudev G, > On 04/04/06, "आशीष शुक्ला \"Wah Java !!\"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>I want to know if there are any network benchmark tools (esp. to know the >>actual >>data transfer rate) available for Linux esp. used by someone. One end of my > > > iptraf
OK will, try it. Actually, I'm not sure, but problem could be in my media also. Could u recommend some good network tester(s) to verify cabling ? > > >>network contains a server, while at the other end there is a thin client. The >>server is connected to a 1000 Mbps port, and the thin client is connected to a >>100 Mbps port on the switch ( D-Link 1026-G ). When thin client boots up, the >>kernel (Ubuntu Breezy for IA32) downloads very slow (takes around 2 minutes >>for >>both vmlinuz and initrd.img) to download. After download completes and Linux >>starts booting, the network link is reported to be as 100 Mbps, full-duplex at >>the client end. At the server end it is reported as 1000 Mbps, full-duplex. > > > Takes about ~20 seconds to boot with similar setup in my office.. To > rule out switching issues try booting off with a direct cable. Other > highly probable reason is reverse look up is failing delaying ssh > connect. But sir, I've told naa... my kernel downloading takes 2 minutes. It is default kernel that is shipped with Ubuntu Breezy. So at this point, SSH was not started too. BTW, You mean reverse DNS lookup is failing. If that is what you mean, I'd already setup a BIND nameserver for my LAN (with forward and reverse look-up, by following DNS HOW-TO). > > -- > Sudev Barar > Learning Linux Me too Ashish Shukla -- आशीष शुक्ला alias "Wah Java !!" http://wahjava.blogspot.com/ The only key to optimal life is precision. -- Ashish Shukla "Wah Java !!" http://wahjava.blogspot.com/2006/03/useful-thought.html _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
