Gigabit ethernet please!

Unfortunately no, except to suggest again that you check for a utility to
test network speed by direct access, not file copying. Also check hardware
between the PCs and make sure that it's all gigabit ready.

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"Chris" wrote in message ...

"Richard G. Harper" wrote in message
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Probably the first thing to try would be to lock both computers down to
gigabit/full duplex performance. If that doesn't improve matters you may
need to get a gigabit switch and not use a crossover cable.

What may also matter is how you're testing throughput - copying files,
for
example, is potentially a bad way to do it. Find a utility that tests
the
true data rate without involving memory, hard drives, etc.

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I have locked both network to gigabit/full duplex...I get the lame old
100megabit throughput!
Getting a switch just for testing....I'd preferably here from someone that
this is the solution before spending money on a gigabit switch.

As for testing, you gave me a good idea. I realize that the HDDs can have
an effect on throughput but not memory! So, I created a RAM drive on each
system and copied a 60gigabit file from one RAM drive to another...with no
noticable speed improvement.

Then I thought that perhaps the network cards require more memory ....so I
assigned 16MB of RAM to the IRQ of each network card...which again made no
difference.

Any other suggestions before I explode?

TIA
Chris.



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