[plug] OT: 10/100 hubs

[Travis Read]

Ok, with the kingmax "switching hub" I can transfer a 650MB file in around
7min. Does that sound normal?

Trav

On Wed, 11 Apr 2001, Mike Holland wrote:

> On Wed, 11 Apr 2001, Bill Kenworthy wrote:
> 
> > Interesting - at home (10m coax) I get just under 1Mbps using ncftp to
> > measure on 100Mb + files linux-linux or linux-windows.  At work (100Mbps
> 
> Eh?? Surely you mean 1MB/s ? Thats 'B' for byte and 'b' for bit.
> If you are not confused there, I sure am.
> 
> > the network fast enough.  Bing shows the work bandwidth being between 85
> > and 95 Mhz depending on traffic - basicly you need to use the same tools
> 
> No sense measuring data 'bandwidth' in Hz, but IKWYM.
> 
> > > usually get is around 7MB/s at the best of times (measured with tcpblast).
> > > Does this sound about right for a 100 mbps network?
> 
> Something is saturating. To see if its the switch, connect two PCs with a
> crossover cable, and try the test.
> 
> 
> 

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