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From: comsatcat <comsatcat@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-server@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-server] 1000Mbps NIC Getting 100Mbps speeds
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 16:49:30
Message-Id: 1114188589.11064.8.camel@gantz.zataoh.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-server] 1000Mbps NIC Getting 100Mbps speeds by fire-eyes
1 Perhaps try switching the nics if possible to rule out hardware related
2 problems with the server? Try a different ethernet cable? Try a
3 completely different NIC all together? If disk speed is < 10MB that's
4 your problem :) What driver is your NIC using btw?
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8 On Fri, 2005-04-22 at 12:28 -0400, fire-eyes wrote:
9 > On Fri, 2005-04-22 at 09:11 -0700, comsatcat wrote:
10 >
11 > > First off what were you using to test throughput?
12 >
13 > FTP Session, grabbing a 1200MB file.
14 >
15 > > I've always been able to push 60MB/s+ with those.
16 > > Have you verified the other end was up at gig speeds when testing
17 > > throughput?
18 >
19 > Yes
20 >
21 > > Did you verify ON the witch that the port is capable of gig
22 > > speeds, and that the link is up at gig speeds (this also applies for the
23 > > host you were testing the transmission to).
24 >
25 > Yep, that's fine
26 >
27 > > Have you tried a throughput
28 > > test on your local machine (from -> to the ip of the gig nic).
29 >
30 > Hadn't thought of that one. That starts off at about 33MB/s then drops
31 > to about 17.
32 >
33 > This system has pretty old disks in it...
34 >
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Re: [gentoo-server] 1000Mbps NIC Getting 100Mbps speeds fire-eyes <sgtphou@×××××××××.org>
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