i used a program called netperf,
http://www.netperf.org/netperf/NetperfPage.html
which i tested between a linux and macosx (G5) machine, they both had 1GB
network cards,and i got around 50-70 MB/sec out of it, where 100 MB/s
would be roughly 1 Gb speed.
p.
On Tue, 25 Apr 2006, Rob wrote:
Hi,
How can I verify that a 1Gb/s network is indeed
operating at its optimal speed? I tried this:
[master]$ ping -s 65507 node
65515 bytes from node: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=1.97 ms
65515 bytes from node: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.95 ms
65515 bytes from node: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=1.94 ms
65515 bytes from node: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=1.97 ms
(I tried many times, over a long period of time to
get these typical values).
From this I conclude that it takes about 1.95 ms
for 65515 x 8 bits to go forth and back between
master and node.
Ideally, on a 1Gbit/s network, the time should be:
65515 x 8 x 2 / (1024^3) = 0.98 ms
(x 2 for the roundtrip signal forth and back
and 1024^3 is the 1G of the network)
May I now conclude that the real-time is about
two times the ideal-time? I wonder if this indicates
a problem of the network?
And is this a proper test of this Gbit/s network?
Thanks,
Rob.
PS: I verified my calculation method for two
computers here on a 100Mbit/s network, from which
I get:
time with ping: 12.4 ms
ideal calculated time: 10 ms
which is an acceptable difference.
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