On Tue, Dec 17, 2002 at 07:16:17AM +0000, Stacey Roberts wrote: > Hi Mark, > > On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 01:54, Mark wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Stacey Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 1:36 AM > > Subject: Re: Upload substantially slower than download > > > > > > > Hi Mark, > > > How are you doing the d'loads to / from each machine? > > > > Hi Stacey, > > > > Thanks for your quick reaction. :) > > > > I used SecureFX, both for the upload and the download. I measures the > > download again, and it is ~2700K/s for a gzipped file. Upload is still > > around 32K/s. > > So, you're running the attempts from the WinXP box.., Have you checked > the winxp QOS settings for sane configs? I've been aware that WinXP has > some sort of automatic qos in place so as to optimize network > connections as miht be required for various apps. > Yes it does.
> > > > > What's between the two boxes involved in the tests? > > > > A DrayTek Vigor 2600 ADSL modem/router with standard CAT5 UTP cables between > > them. > > > > > What's the card configs on the WinXP box? > > > > The network card on the XP-machine looks like this: > > > > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : > > Description . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC > > Physical Address. . . : 00-50-FA-81-5B-AC > > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . : No > > IP Address. . . . . . . : 192.168.79.3 > > Subnet Mask . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 > > Default Gateway . . . : > > > > I tested it setting both its speed to "Auto-detect", and any combination of > > half/full duplex (both 10/100). > > I would try using a NIC that does not use the RTL8139 chip. They have a terrible reputation ..having said that I have no problems with them but I know they were once described as one of the worst pieces of hardware design to ever hit the planet (or words to that effect). I download far more than I upload, so maybe I would never notice anyway. <snip> -- Regards Cliff Sarginson The Netherlands [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
