Re: Slow network performance

["David S." <davids_(_at_)_idiom_(_dot_)_com>]

> When I installed it, and started to transfer files, I found that a 1.5 
> meg file would take 15 seconds to copy. I was using SCP.
> I am also running OpenBSD on my firewall and decided to try a file 
> transfer there. The same file took 3 secs.  Both machines
> are on the same network segment. My entire 4 machine network is attached 
> to the same switch.  I suspected the problem might
> be with my network card so I took it out of the firewall and tested. 
> Same problem.  I swapped a few different cards and had the
> same issue.  Finally, I decided to try a different OS. I installed 
> Redhat Linux 7.2 and found the file transfer only took 3 secs.
> Same hardware.  

Try repeating the test on both systems writing to '/dev/null' rather 
than a file.

David S.