Date: 22 Dec 2002 10:12:42 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com> To: Dragoncrest <dragoncrest@voyager.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: half speed on 10/100 nic? Message-ID: <44k7i29jf9.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.20021222022749.0096ede0@pop.voyager.net> References: <4.2.0.58.20021221130400.009d3800@pop.voyager.net> <4.2.0.58.20021221130400.009d3800@pop.voyager.net> <4.2.0.58.20021222022749.0096ede0@pop.voyager.net>
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Dragoncrest <dragoncrest@voyager.net> writes: > You mean are there several connections sharing the same > bandwidth? Not normally. Rarely are there two simultaneous > connections going. But when we do connect, we usually hit it hard for > brief periods of time of 2-5 minutes on most things. Transfer of > things across the net via FTP will have it tied up for about 1-2 hours > from time to time, but that's about it. That's why it baffles me why > when I ask for full bandwidth and I am the only one using it I only > get 50% of max speed. Let me try asking this again. If you try more than one connection, simultaneously, how much *total* bandwidth do you get? [In other words, is it the link or the TCP connection that is throttling the bandwidth?] > At 02:57 PM 12/21/02 -0500, you wrote: > >Dragoncrest <dragoncrest@voyager.net> writes: > > > > > Hi all. Got a weird one for ya. Got a server that's using > > > Freebsd 4.5 and a Kingston 10/100 nic. One problem. I can only get > > > it to go at half speed. No matter the link, no matter what speed > > > setting its set at, I can only get half of the total available speed. > > > >Will multiple, separate connections use the total speed? > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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