On Tuesday 06 August 2002 14:25, you wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Aug 2002, Jon Masters wrote:
> > I've got giga on my desktops at work - but to be honest I don't get more
> > than 20MB/s on 32bit PCI with these Intel cards and their kernel driver.
> > I suggest bonding unless you think you'll do better/have 64bit PCI.
>
> I know 32bit PCI should be fine in theory (I've been reading the 2.0/2.1
> specs recently so should know!) but in practice I'm using really shite
> cheapo low end motherboards in these desktops and just regular cable.
> Reported speed is as obtained in FTP test transactions but could be due to
> other influences - I'd test it further but have little giga kit here.
What MTU size does your Giga use? I remember that 1500 was extended
(breaking specs by some manufacturers to reduce interrupt load).
Rob
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