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From: Petri Helenius <pete@sms.fi>
To: Jeffrey Barber <jab@rock.anchorage.net>
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Subject: Very Slow Ethernet Link (FreeBSD v. Linux)
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Jeffrey Barber writes:
 > Thanks for all the responses but still no luck. I had to put linux on the system instead. But I did run a ftp test comparing FreeBSD to Linux. The results:
 > 
 > Using FreeBSD 2.1.0:
 > 
 > ftp transfer with freebsd 1927427 bytes @ 4.2e+02 seconds 4.4kb/s
 > 
 > Removing FreeBSD and Installed Linux 2.0
 > 
 > ftp transfer with Linux    1927427 bytes @  3.05 seconds (6.2e+02 kb/s) Wooo Wooo :)
 > 
 > Using the exact same configuration and computer, the reults are in the Linux favor by far.
 > Don't know what the problem was.
 > 
You did a ftp to the loopback-address? This is a known problem with
the MTU if you did. Set the MTU to 1500 or something more reasonable.

Pete