Re: Slow NIC(s)

[Scott Francis <darkuncle_(_at_)_darkuncle_(_dot_)_net>]

On Tue, Oct 29, 2002 at 09:19:54AM -0800, chuck+obsd_(_at_)_2002_(_dot_)_snew_(_dot_)_com said:
> Quoting Chris Cameron (chris_(_at_)_upnix_(_dot_)_com):
> ...
> > I'm testing speed simply with Apache and downloading large compressed
> > log files.. Nothing fancy.
> >
> > Any help, suggestions or just explanation on what the cause may be would
> > be appreciated.
>
> Also, apache is not a useful bandwidth measure.
> ttcp is.  And it's in ports.  Compile it on two
> machines on a LAN and perhaps setup one end in
> inetd.conf for fun and profit.
>
> It reports very well.

I have had excellent results doing load testing with http-load as well; I'm
not sure if this would be applicable to your situation or not.
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