On Feb 2, 2009, at 12:33 PM, Steve R wrote:
> > Only in my dreams? So, using MenuMeters to monitor my Ethernet > speeds, I'm seeing upwards of 10MB (averaging around 9MB) between the > iMac and the NAS when transferring large files on CAT-5. Is this the > 100 of 10/100 speeds? 10 megabytes per second is ~84 megabits per second, this is what you should expect for 100 mbit devices, particularly on consumer-grade networking equipment. Rated throughput is always theoretical, not actual. Throughput (mb/s) is not quite the same as transfer speed, the best way to calculate that is to time how long it takes to transfer files to and fro. Back when I was trying to find hunt down some weird issues on our network, I made a 10 and 5 MB file of random characters, then timed the transfer with a perl script. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
