:> And if you hadn't heard, Matt just fixed a couple of bugs in the tcp :> stack which improves NFS greatly. It sounds like after this round of :> NFS fixes, the first answer to NFS questions should be: Upgrade to :> 4.5! : :I don't even bother with TCP mounts; my default amd rule says :proto=udp. Is there any reason to add the overhead of the TCP stack if :you're not leaving your own ethernet? : :You should be able to easily saturate a 100mbit link with FreeBSD 4.* :machines, and I can do 15-20MB/sec with Netgear GA620 gigabit nics (SMP :2 x pIII/600). : :-- : Dan Nelson : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I think there's a trade-off. TCP mounts deal with heavy parallel client loads better then UDP because they do real congestion and streaming control whereas NFS's UDP implementation fakes it. A UDP mount will work better for a large parallel load from a single client. I tend to use both types of mounts but I personally prefer TCP mounts over UDP because they are more secure and easier to get through a firewall. -Matt Matthew Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message