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Date:      Sat, 19 Jun 1999 22:35:19 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        "Brian's Mail" <bellefso@execpc.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Performance Tuning
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9906192232250.55539-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <NCBBLDHPCJFJEDOEPEBFGEDFCNAA.bellefso@execpc.com>

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On Sat, 19 Jun 1999, Brian's Mail wrote:

> I would like to find some tips/info on tuning a server for web and ftp
> performance. I currently have a machine with a PII 300, 256 MB RAM, a
> Netgear FA310TX network card and an adaptec 2940 UW controller. I can only
> get about 2500 K/sec over a 100 MB network. The machine is connected to a
> Linksys 10/100 rackmount hub. I think that I should be able to do better
> than this without a problem. If there are any links or other information I
> would be extremely grateful.

I don't know what the other guy has against Netgear cards (they're rev C3 
Digitals, right?), but that LinkSys hub is killing you.  Beyond being
half-duplex, LinkSys equipment is sub-par performance-wise.  Swap the hub
with a Ethernet switch (like the HP ProCurve series) and watch the
throughput fly.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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