Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 12:23:05 -0800 (PST) From: Kwoody <kwoody@citytel.net> To: "Bond, Jeffery" <Jeff.Bond@nectech.co.uk> Cc: "'questions@freebsd.org'" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Is NE2000 network card OK? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.971121121439.20521E-100000@mybsd.net> In-Reply-To: <014CB6ADC0BCD0118B1B006097827D5B3D32CF@exchange>
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On Fri, 21 Nov 1997, Bond, Jeffery wrote: > I'm happy with my NE2000's too. I did a rough performance test by using > SAMBA. I used the smbclient program to copy a large file from a win95 > machine to the FreeBSD machine. This utility tells you the average > throughput when it's done copying. I get around 500kb/sec. Apparently, > this is close to the theoretical maximum for 10baseT. Ive got Kingston combo cards, but am using coax (I think 10base2). I played around with samba for a bit, but never could get it to work quite right so put it aside for now. In the process of getting intimate with sendmail and procmail. :) Though now that you mention it, if samba give the through put like that then wouldnt an FTP session from a 95 to a FBSD box over a local lan give the same info after a file was transfered? Have to try that. Thanks! Keith
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