From owner-freebsd-questions Fri May 24 8:32:39 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from dan.emsphone.com (dan.emsphone.com [199.67.51.101]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 244BC37B403 for ; Fri, 24 May 2002 08:32:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from dan@localhost) by dan.emsphone.com (8.12.2/8.12.3) id g4OFWY12035886; Fri, 24 May 2002 10:32:34 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from dan) Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 10:32:34 -0500 From: Dan Nelson To: Drew Derbyshire Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: parallel port links Message-ID: <20020524153234.GD1977@dan.emsphone.com> References: <008701c20336$472d8cc0$e603010a@int.meetingmaker.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <008701c20336$472d8cc0$e603010a@int.meetingmaker.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.99i X-OS: FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT X-message-flag: Outlook Error Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In the last episode (May 24), Drew Derbyshire said: > How fast does the Parallel port IP transfer data? How much CPU does > it use when idle? (The manual pages are vague, reporting the driver > is a pig when handshaking and waiting for data.) Large amounts of > data will be moved, including dumping a 9G disk a couple of times a > week. 80K/sec max; uses no CPU when idle (but 100% cpu when in use). > Target machines are a pair of Dell GX1 PII 350's, both running > FreeBSD 4.4. > > I specifically only need these two machines on this point-to-point > link, I've got this extra parallel cable, I've got these free > parallel ports ... but no need to be pennywise and pound foolish. I > can throw a pair of 10/100 cards in the two machines with a cross > over cable if it will be that much faster. Use the NICs. -- Dan Nelson dnelson@allantgroup.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message