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From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To: Ernie Luzar <luzar722@gmail.com>
Cc: Dave <dave@dgmm.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: USB physical ports
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On Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:48:27 -0400, Ernie Luzar wrote:
> Are you saying that no mater which of the 6 USB physical ports I plug 
> into with a 2.0 standard mem drive will transfer at 480Mbps?

Yes, the speed is determined by the hub ("the controller")
and will be usable on all ports corresponding to that hub.



> How can I confirm 480Mbps transfer rate.

Use dd to transfer a file, or use the Midnight Commander
which will show you the average transfer speed. Make sure
you use a big file so you can actually _see_ something. ;-)


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Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
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