>> ftp'ing a multi-megabyte file gives about 16-20k/second
>> throughput. The destination machine was running Solaris 8.
> Linux -> Solaris
Linux doing an ftp put on Solaris.
>> This is a dual boot Dell P4. XP is about 1000x faster for
>> an ftp xfer, so the network seems okay.
> Is this Linux -> XP or XP -> Solaris? Trying to eliminate one player.
Linux ftp put to Solaris is slow. When booted into XP, ftp put to
Solaris is fast. Solaris -> Solaris is fast too.
> What about Linux -> Linux? Is that slow?
I will try that and some other combinations.
>> dmesg shows "e1000: eth0 NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Full Duplex".
> This feels like a duplex mis-match.
Could well be. On our LAN, Solaris often has to be forced full-duplex
because auto-negotiate to the switches gives half-duplex. The ftp server
is full duplex. The client and server are on different segments.
I'll check if the PC is using correct duplex/speed for it's segment.
> Are you using the same cable for the different tests?
Yes. Same cable, same PC. I swapped CAT5 cables, but that didn't
change throughput.
Thanks for the suggestions!
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