10/100 NIC

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Wed, 31 Jan 2001 16:16:35 -0700


You can use "nttcp" between two Unix boxen to
measure network transfer rates.


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* On Wed, Jan 31, 2001 at 02:27:22PM -0700, AZ_Pete wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
> I just finished upgrading my home network to 100Mbit.  I installed 10/100
> cards in all my machines (2 Windows boxes and 3 Linux boxes) and installed a
> new 10/100 Hub.  However, when I FTP files to the any of the Linux boxes the
> upload speed isn't any faster than when I was running only 10Mbit cards, the
> transfer speed indicater in the application shows the same transfer rate.
> Also, when I start my VNC session against my Linux box, the refreshing of
> the KDE screen is not any faster either.
> When I copy files between the two Windows machines, the process is a LOT
> faster than before.  This indicates that the Windows machines are talking to
> each other at 100Mbit, but the Linux machines still seem to be at 10Mbit.
> The hub shows all machines linked at 100Mbit.
> 
> Is there some way I can tell if the cards in the Linux machine are actually
> receiving/transmitting at 100Mbit?
> Is there a setting I must activate for Linux to utilize the new 100Mbit
> connection?
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Peter