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? > > If I find it is 10MHz, what can I do to find which hardware needs > upgrading to make it work at 100MHz? >
It MBs not MHz > Are there software diagnostic tools that would help me with this? > Package names? > There are three tools I know of that will let you check/set the state of the cards ethtool mii-tool mii-diag These will tell what state the cards is in (10/100 MBs, half/full duplex). There are also tools that will graph the traffic speed through the card although I can't remember the names now (don't use them). Also check your harddrive speed. In my case its more of a limiting factor then my network speed. Do hdparm -t /dev/hd<disk id> My laptop goes to 3MBs and an old mac I have does 10MBs. > -- > Paul E Condon > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
