> BTW, a single PC has IIRC <=400Kbps of throughput due to poor > memory mgmt between all the layers. This is without > customized reprogramming of the stack. > One link is > http://www.ifip.or.at/con2000/icct2000/icct452.pdf > that estimates 360Kbps on Linux. > > So cheap NICs might still be a solution if you have a small > number of PCs.
This paper is for really old kernels, stating the results don't apply for "new 2.2.0 kernel", only for 2.0.34. You can still saturate a 100mbps network with very small packets at ~8kpps. But your packets would have to be < ~120 bytes. Anything approaching normal packet size should be ok. Regards, P ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id396&op=click ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: leaf-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
