* dman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010803 23:22]: > | I've got (3) machines here at home, connected to one another via > | a Linksys router/switch. It uses the switch for the LAN side and > | it's rated at 100mb/s (or is it mB/s ??). All network cards are also > | rated > > That's a little 'b' for bits. A big 'B' means bytes. The difference is > a factor of 8. > > Are you sure that is a little 'b'? If it is bytes, not bits, as most > programs report rates then you had a 120 mb/s transfer rate. That > sounds much better, now doesn't it? ;-)
Okay, the program that's telling me the numbers is actually an "epplet" for Enlightenment. It's showing an "M" in it's window. It's configuration dialog box uses "bps" for setting the scale, if that makes any sense. > NFS usually runs over UDP, but FYI TCP has "slow start" so that if > there isn't a lot of bandwidth available it won't flood the network > right away (it will pick up in speed as it realizes bandwidth is there > however). Didn't know that, but did notice the effect. The speed usually starts low, then gets to the 12-15 range. Occassional bursts up to 20. Even saw 26 !!. Thanks Hall
