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- From: tgl@ssd.kodak.com
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- Subject: Sun <=> PC Transfer Rate
- Message-ID: <1992Aug31.183100.19800@pixel.kodak.com>
- Date: 31 Aug 92 18:31:00 GMT
- Sender: news@pixel.kodak.com
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- Organization: Eastman Kodak
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- Originator: tgl@jupiter
-
- I would like to find a fast way to transfer large files from a Sun
- to a 486 PC. Currently we're using Sun PC-NFS over Ethernet, but we're
- not locked into that. Something like FTP, or writing our own custom
- program using sockets, would be acceptable. The files are tens or
- hundreds of megabytes. Transfers are mostly one-at-a time, on a dedicated
- network (essentially no other network traffic). Any suggestions would be
- appreciated.
-
- Some specific questions:
-
- - How much difference does the PC Ethernet card make? Which board(s)
- give the best performance?
-
- - Is there another vendor of NFS for the PC which has a product with
- a better transfer rate?
-
- - Does Sun PC-NFS 4.0a give better performance than 3.0?
-
- - Currently we're using a SparcStation 2. Would a more powerful
- machine, or one with better I/O, give better performance? Or
- is there enough of a bottleneck on the PC end that it wouldn't
- make much difference?
-
- Please e-mail any responses to tgl@ssd.kodak.com. Thanks in advance.
-
- Tom Lathrop
-