[olug] Network Speeds

[Dave Rowe]

Any suggestions on bandwidth tests?  Locally between the PCs?  I'm mostly
concerned about local speeds, since I have little to no control over
Internet speeds.

Where would I check for duplex errors?

-Dave

On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 4:05 PM, T. J. Brumfield <enderandrew at gmail.com>wrote:

> You can check the switch for errors as well.
>
> Check the two PCs. Are you getting duplex errors?
>
> You can run a bandwidth test on both PCs.
>
> -- T. J.
>
> On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Dave Rowe <dave at roweware.com> wrote:
> > Okay, I need a little schooling here.  Googling for network tweaks brings
> > articles from the early 2000's, so things have (probably) changed.
> >
> > I have 2 linux boxes, sitting on the same switch (100Mbps).  Transferring
> a
> > large (50MB) file between the 2 via SSH seems to run abnormally slow for
> > being on the same switch.  With a couple tests, I seem to be getting
> 2MB/s
> > (big B).  Which, while _okay_, its not a huge deal, but seems slow.
> >
> > Box A - Debian 5.0 - 2.6.26-2-amd64
> > Box B - ArchLinux - 2.6.31
> >
> > Would hard-disk speed be a significant factor here?  Both are SATA
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > -Dave
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