From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Dec 16 23:28: 3 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 13EF637B401 for ; Mon, 16 Dec 2002 23:28:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from post-21.mail.nl.demon.net (post-21.mail.nl.demon.net [194.159.73.20]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36A6343ED4 for ; Mon, 16 Dec 2002 23:28:00 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cls@raggedclown.net) Received: from [212.238.197.102] (helo=mailhost.raggedclown.net) by post-21.mail.nl.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1) id 18OC91-0004P5-00 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 07:27:59 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mailhost.raggedclown.net (Ragged Clown Mail Gateway [dawn]) with ESMTP id B013A1002 for ; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 08:27:57 +0100 (CET) Received: from willow.raggedclown.net (willow.raggedclown.intra [192.168.1.10]) by mailhost.raggedclown.net (Ragged Clown Mail Gateway [dawn]) with ESMTP id C4609B6F for ; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 08:27:45 +0100 (CET) Received: by willow.raggedclown.net (Ragged Clown Host [willow], from userid 1009) id 4F761225D9; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 08:27:46 +0100 (CET) Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 08:27:46 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson To: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Upload substantially slower than download Message-ID: <20021217072746.GD57135@raggedclown.net> References: <200212170027.GBH0RUW29189@asarian-host.net> <1040085387.86677.105.camel@localhost> <200212170154.GBH1S5W44719@asarian-host.net> <1040109376.86677.125.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1040109376.86677.125.camel@localhost> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS 0.3.12pre8 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, Dec 17, 2002 at 07:16:17AM +0000, Stacey Roberts wrote: > Hi Mark, > > On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 01:54, Mark wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Stacey Roberts" > > To: "Mark" > > Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" > > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 1:36 AM > > Subject: Re: Upload substantially slower than download > > > > > > > Hi Mark, > > > How are you doing the d'loads to / from each machine? > > > > Hi Stacey, > > > > Thanks for your quick reaction. :) > > > > I used SecureFX, both for the upload and the download. I measures the > > download again, and it is ~2700K/s for a gzipped file. Upload is still > > around 32K/s. > > So, you're running the attempts from the WinXP box.., Have you checked > the winxp QOS settings for sane configs? I've been aware that WinXP has > some sort of automatic qos in place so as to optimize network > connections as miht be required for various apps. > Yes it does. > > > > > What's between the two boxes involved in the tests? > > > > A DrayTek Vigor 2600 ADSL modem/router with standard CAT5 UTP cables between > > them. > > > > > What's the card configs on the WinXP box? > > > > The network card on the XP-machine looks like this: > > > > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : > > Description . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC > > Physical Address. . . : 00-50-FA-81-5B-AC > > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . : No > > IP Address. . . . . . . : 192.168.79.3 > > Subnet Mask . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 > > Default Gateway . . . : > > > > I tested it setting both its speed to "Auto-detect", and any combination of > > half/full duplex (both 10/100). > > I would try using a NIC that does not use the RTL8139 chip. They have a terrible reputation ..having said that I have no problems with them but I know they were once described as one of the worst pieces of hardware design to ever hit the planet (or words to that effect). I download far more than I upload, so maybe I would never notice anyway. -- Regards Cliff Sarginson The Netherlands [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message