Hello, For some reason, I was under the impression that it was not that unusual to achieve a data transfer rate of 100-200GB/hour over some sort of data link between separate machines. However, I am finding it hard to confirm this. There is an individual here who claims this is not practical without resorting to extraordinary (read expensive > $10K) means. If anyone is actually doing this, I would very much appreciate hearing how fast a rate, and a general description of the hardware involved in the data link setup. In our case, it would be between two Sun machines running Oracle databases. Thanks to any responders. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Bill Becker INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).