From owner-freebsd-net Fri Nov 23 1:50: 6 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from elvis.mu.org (elvis.mu.org [216.33.66.196]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9BACF37B405 for ; Fri, 23 Nov 2001 01:50:04 -0800 (PST) Received: by elvis.mu.org (Postfix, from userid 1098) id A6D1281D14; Fri, 23 Nov 2001 03:50:04 -0600 (CST) Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 03:50:04 -0600 From: Bill Fumerola To: Thor Legvold Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Maximum throughput of Intel Pro 100/S NIC? Message-ID: <20011123035004.W81711@elvis.mu.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from tlegvold@hotmail.com on Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 09:07:50AM +0000 X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.4-FEARSOME-20010909 i386 Sender: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 09:07:50AM +0000, Thor Legvold wrote: > >I have got 96% of 100Mbps under real production load. > > Wouldn't the TCP/IP overhead + ethernet design (collisions) reduce this > figure to more like 70Mbs max in the real world? 1) when people refer to getting 96% of X Mbps, they're referring to ethernet frames, not cute little netscape download boxes. 2) the real world uses switches and runs full duplex, so collisions aren't really a concern. if you're going to dispute statistics, at least understand the metrics. -- - bill fumerola / fumerola@yahoo-inc.com / billf@FreeBSD.org / billf@mu.org - my anger management counselor can beat up your self-affirmation therapist To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message