Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 20:42:48 -0800 () From: Rick Hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com> To: Jane Frodo <jfrodo42@hotmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FTP Get vs Put benchmarks Message-ID: <Pine.WNT.3.95.981204204116.-23805E-100000@direct-source.com.direct-source.com> In-Reply-To: <19981205042527.6279.qmail@hotmail.com>
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> I have been using ftp to benchmark the throughput from point A to > point B lately, and I have noticed that put always operates about > twice as fast as get. Is this normal behavior? It doesnt seem to > matter what the physical medium is (UTP, Coax or Fiber), nor what type > of CPU is involved (386-40's to PII-300's). It also makes no > difference if I stay on the same segment, or cross as many as 4 > routers... <<<boggle>>> :) I would think that is because simply reading the file off of disk and pumping it out is quicker then having to write it also.... Rick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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