I just did another ab run, this time, a single download of w2ksp2 over a
100mbit hub, same server as before...
Document Path: /w2ksp2.exe
Document Length: 106278016 bytes
Concurrency Level: 1
Time taken for tests: 28.966 seconds
Complete requests: 1
Failed requests: 0
Total transferred: 106278379 bytes
HTML transferred: 106278016 bytes
Requests per second: 0.03
Transfer rate: 3669.07 kb/s received
Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Kennish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 2:49 PM
Subject: [OT ish] - Is it our LAN?
> Hello everyone.
>
> I have just been benchmarking my freeVSD test server to ensure that its
> up to scratch before we consider going live. Let's give you a bit of
> background (don't laugh at the system specs - we're buying a proper
> server soon!).
>
> Testing on 100mbps internal LAN.
> homer.office.fubra = AMD K6-2 500mhz with 128MB
> chiefwigham.office.fubra = AMD K6-2 500mhz with 64MB
> brendan.office.fubra = A virtual server (one of 3) on chiefwigham
>
> homer and chiefwigham basically sit on top of each other.
>
> I have been testing HTTP (with apache benchmark - ab executable) and
> FTP. Testing brendan/chiefwigham was done from homer..
>
> Tests were all done with an 11MB binary (directX 8 dx80eng.exe) Tests
> performed 3 times each. Results are means of the 3 tests...
>
> HTTP
> ====
> chiefwigham - 275 k/s
> brendan - 301 k/s (why this is faster than chiefwigham i don't
> know either!?)
>
> FTP (downloading)
> ===
> chiefwigham - 283 k/s
> brendan - 347 k/s
>
> FTP (uploads)
> ===
> chiefwigham - 192 k/s
> brendan - 180 k/s
>
>
> So, my question to you, is shouldn't these be a lot better on a 100mbps
> LAN? Is there anything that needs doing to increase these (other than
> CPU & RAM upgrades?)
>
> Thanks in advance for any responses,
>
>
> --
> Ben Kennish
>
> e: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> w: www.fubra.com
