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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 21:34:17 -0500
From: Bryan Fullerton <fehwalker@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: I've ran out of ideas
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On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 01:47:17 -0800, Aaron Glenn <aaron.glenn@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm pushing large files via thttpd over low-end hardware (celeron
> 1.8GHz, 512MB RAM, UATA 100 drive) and, out of the box, FreeBSD
> 5.3-RELEASE topped out at 40Mbps sustained. After creating a separate
> partition with a much larger blocksize, it's hit 50Mbps sustained but
> won't go past 54Mbps at all.

I haven't seen this in any of the other replies (or if it was there I
miised it, sorry) - have you confirmed that the network interface is
running at full duplex on both your box and the switch?

Bryan