bridge overhead information and question:
I am still running my original bridge configuration with the experimentally patch on the 2.4.10 kernel. I have done some initial performance testing. I did 4 test with two different servers to the same workstation:
no bridge
UNIX ftp
38164563 bytes sent in 6.3 seconds (5.9e+03 Kbytes/s) same 36.3 MB file below for NT SSL transfer
38164563 bytes sent in 6.2 seconds (6e+03 Kbytes/s) same 36.3 MB file below for NT SSL transfer
672202181 bytes sent in 1.2e+02 seconds (5.6e+03 Kbytes/s)
672202181 bytes sent in 1.3e+02 seconds (5.2e+03 Kbytes/s)
NT SSL file transfer
36.3 MB in 15 sec 2.42 MB/sec
36.3 MB in 15 sec 2.42 MB/sec
36.3 MB in 15 sec 2.42 MB/sec
bridge with 3Com switch
UNIX ftp
38164563 bytes sent in 10 seconds (3.7e+03 Kbytes/s) same 36.3 MB file below for NT SSL transfer
38164563 bytes sent in 9.9 seconds (3.8e+03 Kbytes/s) same 36.3 MB file below for NT SSL transfer
672202181 bytes sent in 1.8e+02 seconds (3.6e+03 Kbytes/s)
672202181 bytes sent in 1.8e+02 seconds (3.6e+03 Kbytes/s)
NT SSL file transfer
36.3 MB in 21 sec 1.73 MB/sec
36.3 MB in 22 sec 1.65 MB/sec
36.3 MB in 17 sec 2.14 MB/sec
for ftp on the 36.2 MB file we add 4 sec when using the bridge
for ssl on the 36.2 MB file we add 2 to 7 sec when using the bridge
Do these figures look accurate for the over head that is added to packets moving through the bridge? I realize that there are lots of variables like machine speed and NIC drivers/settings, but just initially might these look correct?
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Mike Cannon
Infrastructure Systems Administrator
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Purdue University
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