Paul Mansfield schrieb: > > boot a live linux disk like ubuntu > > try a speed test website. > > for network testing... > > set up the interfaces > > create a 1G test file, e.g. "dd if=/dev/urandom of=/tmp/random bs=1024 > count=1048576" > > then use "time scp /tmp/random otherhost:/tmp/blah" or use "netcat -l -p > 1234" on one to create a listen and on other "time cat /tmp/random | > netcat -p 1234 otherhost" to see how long it takes > > also use iptraf. > > you *should* be able to get close to theoretical maximum between two > machines if switches, cabling and computers are working OK. >
I may be wrong, but his problem is pps (packets per second). That's not the same as being able to download a large file. Unfortunately. How does one generate a large a mount of (small) packets with "useful" an genuine traffic? Rainer --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org