Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 11:35:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: "Randy A. Katz" <randyk@ccsales.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How do I benchmark a Switch? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905061134430.25986-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19990506083515.037ff470@ccsales.com>
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On Thu, 6 May 1999, Randy A. Katz wrote:
> I have 4 kinds of network switches: D-Link, Cisco, Foundry & CeLAN.
The Cisco will win. I'll bet you money :)
> I would like to setup a benchmark with FreeBSD to test their speeds and
> robustness. Does anyone know how I would go about that?
How many machines do you have? You'll want a handful with good ether
cards so you can crank up long FTP transfers between pairs of machines.
Doug White
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