Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 07:19:59 -0600 From: "J.D. Bronson" <jbronson@wixb.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: network throughput with WiFi/LAN Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20040214071347.00b47948@cheyenne.wixb.com>
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Someone PLEASE help me figure this out? I am baffled. I have 2 100% identical IBM servers. Same everything. Purchased at the same time/date. P4-3.06 512MB ram 18GB scsi u160 10Krpm drive One machine runs FreeBSD-5.2 and the other Solaris9x86. FTP transfers via machine to machine or via LAN client to/from either machine are around 11.5MB/sec (which I would expect on 100BaseT). Thats fine. However I did notice the following: WiFi 802.11b client machine (10' away from the AP and excellent signal) sees the following transfer rates: WiFi client to solaris box will sustain and maintain 821K/sec. WiFi client to FreeBSD-5.2 box will start around 900K/sec and immediately fall and fall and fall - settling around 620K/sec sustain and maintain. Since ftp rates to/from servers/clients are at just about the max, I dont understand what I am seeing here. What does the FreeBSD box not like about my WiFi ? - the recv/send space is set identical on the solaris and freebsd box. Any thoughts? - Since I use WiFi a tremendous amount - solaris seems like the answer but yet it makes no sense. Any thing I can try? - everything is full duplex. Verified speeds and settings. Thanks! -- J.D. Bronson - "LoneBandit" Aurora Health Care // Information Services // Milwaukee, WI USA Office: 414.978.8282 // Email: jd@aurora.org // Pager: 414.314.8282
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