Date: 30 Jan 2003 12:45:35 -0500 From: Mykroft Holmes IV <mykroft@explosive.mail.net> To: joe mcguckin <joe@via.net> Cc: hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GigE vs. 100BaseTX ? Message-ID: <1043948735.14589.2.camel@ticking.explosive.mail.net> In-Reply-To: <BA5E9ED2.1F56F%joe@via.net> References: <BA5E9ED2.1F56F%joe@via.net>
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On Thu, 2003-01-30 at 12:20, joe mcguckin wrote: > We have a machine (network backup server) that hits 85Mbits/sec on it > ethernet. Would upgrading to a GigE interface improve performance very much? > Does the Intel GigE card perform checksum generation? > Well, that depends on whether or not it's trying to do more. If it is hitting a wall at 85MB/s, then you will likely get more performance from GigE, if it's just peaking, you won't. > We're using 4.7. Is the Intel GigE NIC supported in this version of FreeBSD? > I believe so. Adam To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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