If you mean that you can push 33Mb/s with this config, well, don't expect it to get much higher. Even running full duplex you might not get much higher than that in general. > The windows and linux boxes are connected via a crossover cable. Both > are configured for 100MBPS full duplex. >> 1. Are the two systems connected over a cross over cable or through a >> Hub/Switch? >> 2. Are both the NIC's configured as 100MBPS Full Duplex? >> >> George >> >> On 4/16/05, Jim wrote: >> >>> My Linux box has two network cards in it. Both use the RTL8139 chipset. >>> One card connects to my dsl modem and the other connects to my >>> Windows box. The Windows box has a Linksys LNE100T card in it. >>> Everything is configured for 100Mbps, but I usually get about a third of >>> that. >>> >>> The Linux box is a Pentium 200. Someone told me the RTL cards don't >>> work well in slow machines like my Linux box because those cards depend >>> on the CPU to do some of the work that other network cards handle >>> themselves. >>> >>> Does this sound right? If so would one of the Intel Pro100 cards be a >>> better choice? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> -- >>> In 08 vote for a crook you can trust. >>> Del Boy for President. >>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/onlyfools/uncovered/derek.shtml >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss