On Mon, Jul 18, 2005 at 10:47:10PM +0200, Henning Brauer wrote: > * Andreas Bihlmaier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-07-18 19:20]: > > The result is that the max throuput I was able to get with a X-over cable > > directly linked and with two (desently) fast machines is ~78 Mbps ! > > Is this normal? > > > > Here are the hardware specs: > > host1 -> ibm x40 1,4 ghz 1024mb ram intel em0 NIC 1000mbit > > host2 -> athlon xp 2600+ 1024mb ram rl0 NIC 100mbit > > for a piece of shit like rl this is excellent.
RealTek making one of the worst if not the worst 100 Mbps NIC chipset available.
