This is on the network side.
* 10/100 Switch
* 10/100 nic on the server
* 10/100 nic in the thin client
I'll have to look at "iftop". I don't think I've ever used it before.
Is it okay to use the 8 port Linksys gigabit switch? I'm not sure if I
need gigabit but if I do 8 ports is all I need.
Sebastien Koechlin wrote:
>> * streaming music from the net
>> * 50 % of the bandwidth on the server is used
>> * Only one thin client connected
>>
>
> Which bandwidth? Network bandwidth? On the internet link? Or on the
> local network?
> If it's on the internet side, LTSP is not concerned.
> If it's on the local network side:
> - You're using a swith, not a hub, right?
> - It's a 100Mbps, you can expect around 10MB/s, did you run iftop or a
> simiar tool? It show 5MB/s on the network card ?
> - Check and re-check that your card is in full duplex mode; if not,
> you can expect collision and dramatic bandwidth loss in high traffic
> situtation.
> - Look for errors and collisions on the interface with ifconfig for
> example. They should be both null. If not, you have a network
> configuration error.
> - Same for client. With a switch, there is no collisions nor errors.
>
>
>> Other problems
>> * youtube videos are jerky
>>
>
> Check CPU on both computer while playing video.
>
>
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