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- From: backman@vaxeline.ftp.com (Larry Backman)
- Subject: Re: Sun <=> PC Transfer Rate (Summary)
- Message-ID: <920911085058@minimillian.ftp.com>
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- Organization: FTP Software, Inc., Wakefield, MA
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- Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 08:50:58
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- >> >I've gotten as high as 5megabits/second using a 50Mhz 486DX box with a 16
- >> >bit WD board using the same software and packet driver.
- >>
- >> That is about the limit of the current ISA ethernet hardware and packet
- >> drivers. 3Com's new (unreleased) cards should up that by 25% to 50%.
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- The 3C509 (if this is what you are referring to) has serious problems with
- 8K receives. I have had little luck in getting its OS/2 NDIS driver to
- consistently receive all 6 IP fragments in an 8K RPC. 3Com's response
- has been to state that the NFS protocol is flawed if it expects to
- receive 6 back to back packets.
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- The board has only a 2K buffer.
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- Draw your own conclusions.
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- Larry Backman
- FTP Software
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