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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sten_Daniel_S=F8rsdal?= <sten.daniel.sorsdal@wan.no>
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Subject: RE: How do I max a 6Mbps link
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>=20
> Hi all,
>=20
> What configuration changes do I need to make to two=20
> freebsd-stable boxes to
> fully max out a 6Mbps/220ms network link? This is for bulk 500+MB file
> transfers.
>=20
> The target application is proftpd with ncftpd as the client.
>=20
> Thanks in advance,
> Max
>=20

220ms? I dont think TCP can handle this. Look for a non-connection =
oriented protocol
to transfer files. UDP for example, or better, raw IP.
Maybe you're lucky and get FAST to work :-)

- Sten