On Fri, Jan 09, 2004 at 08:52:53AM -0700, Paul E Condon wrote: > I have a small LAN in my home. I need some advice on tuning it. > > I've started working on a project wherein I move large files (>3GB) > between two Debian boxes. This is a slow process. I would like to be > sure that it goes as fast as is reasonable. I think all my LAN cards > are claimed by their makers to be 10/100, but for some this might be > marketing hype. All my cables are 'CAT5'. So, some questions: > > How do I determine whether my lan is passing data at 10 or 100 MHz?
apt-get install mii-diag That should install the mii-diag and mii-tools applications that you can use to adjust and check the settings of most NICs. Beyond that you might want a monitoring application that will give you throughput on the interface(s). Right now I'm using an application called "slurm" I don't believe there's a debian package for it, but it is very easy to compile and use. Eventually I plan on replacing it with mrtg and snmp. -- Jamin W. Collins Remember, root always has a loaded gun. Don't run around with it unless you absolutely need it. -- Vineet Kumar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
