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Date:      Tue, 16 Mar 1999 13:26:06 -0800
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>
Cc:        Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu>, Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.com>, Cory Kempf <ckempf@enigami.com>, Bill Paul <wpaul@skynet.ctr.columbia.edu>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Gigabit ethernet -- what am I doing wrong? 
Message-ID:  <199903162126.NAA00853@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 16 Mar 1999 08:29:00 MST." <36EE78BC.1AA3B0BB@softweyr.com> 

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> > Heh.  It would be quite funky if we were able to generate bits fast
> > enough to become your preferred host platform for host traffic
> > generation.
> 
> You already are our favorite host platform for IP testing; I setup
> our test network with FreeBSD hosts at both ends of the lab.  ;^)
> For pure packet generation, it's hard to beat a SmartBits (if you
> can afford the price).
> 
> > That would almost mandate some words from you we could use for bragging
> > purposes. 8)
> 
> Maybe I'll write a Daemon News article?  We need to get some of the
> GigEth cards working first, though.

Bill just posted some ttcp numbers; over 600Mbps on TCP, over 800Mbps 
on UDP.  Not too shabby for raw throughput.

-- 
\\  Sometimes you're ahead,       \\  Mike Smith
\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
\\  The race is long, and in the  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
\\  end it's only with yourself.  \\  msmith@cdrom.com




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