Hmmm, testing with a Netscape download, I am only getting about 450kps.
On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Trenton D. Adams wrote:
> I have a 10Mbps connection to my Linux system, and I got over 900K per
> second. I think there must be something seriously wrong with your setup!
> 900k per second on 10Mbps is about 75% efficiency and is very good. We had
> a 10/100 Mbps hub at the last place I worked that displayed network usage,
> and when transferring system images over the network (100Mbps), it took
> about 3 machines to bring the connection usage up to 80%. So your
> connection is at about 16% efficiency which is a fair bit below what it
> should be. I think 10Mbps cards have a better efficiency though which would
> be why mine was at 75% efficiency.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Erico Freitas
> Sent: August 13, 1999 12:54 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: benchmarking eth card
>
> Hello,
>
> I have another question for this list. I have two computers connected,
> this Linux 2.2.10 box and a Win95 thing via two identical 10/100Mbps Lynksys
> cards (the linux is using the tulip driver from the manufacturer's web
> site).
>
> I've connected them together using a cross-over cable (it used to be a
> straight through cable that I crossed over). I know I should have a hub but
> I
> don't have money for a 100Mpbs hub at the time.
>
> I tested the speed of the link by using Netscape to download a file from
> the Linux machine (running Apache) to the Win95 machine (The file was the
> X11
> directory tarred) and the speed of the link peaked at 1.6M/s.
>
> Is this the expected throuput for such a configuration? Would I benefit
> from having the computers connected to a hub? Or even from buying a
> premanufactured cross-over cable?
>
> Any suggestions welcomed :)
> Thanks,
> --Erico.
>
> Please keep your hands off the secretary's reproducing equipment.
>
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