Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 19:25:10 +0000 (GMT) From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> To: sthaug@nethelp.no Cc: grog@lemis.com, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3com 3c509 card Message-ID: <199712171925.MAA04539@usr02.primenet.com> In-Reply-To: <19822.882343067@verdi.nethelp.no> from "sthaug@nethelp.no" at Dec 17, 97 08:17:47 am
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> If you're trying to measure measure network performance, why don't you > use a tool which is suitable for the job? FTP is definitely not a good > tool for this job. I'd suggest ttcp or NetPerf. Uh, if "typical usage" is FTP, then how is that going to reflect what he can expect in typical usage? A car that can go 120MPH on the test track where there is no more than a 3% grade, but drops to 5MPH on real roads, is not a good car, no matter how well it benchmarks. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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