> Thanks for the response. I agree, this wouldn't be a true > measure of bandwidth. I am however interested the user > experience of moving files from the client machine to the > server (all windows). I am doing this for a before and after > comparison. The "after", is the installation of a CIFS > optimization appliance on both ends.
If your intention is specifically to measure CIFS performance, copying a few files back and forth would be ok, but try and pick a quiet time on the WAN... obviously there are more accurate ways of measuring bandwidth but that will give you a direct indication of the actual user experience. Using File::Copy on Windows will result in a direct call to the Windows API CopyFile() routine, which is probably what you want to be doing. P. ***************************************************************** Gloucester Research Limited believes the information provided herein is reliable. While every care has been taken to ensure accuracy, the information is furnished to the recipients with no warranty as to the completeness and accuracy of its contents and on condition that any errors or omissions shall not be made the basis for any claim, demand or cause for action. ***************************************************************** _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
