Kiggundu Mukasa said: > A closer look at the article shows that it was the software that > achieved the speeds and they used gigabit ethernet cards (which are not > that expensive), and ofcourse Linux as the OS.
and for furter details, check out their results posted on their site.... http://netlab.caltech.edu/FAST/ cheers, Patrick. > > Kiggs > On Sat, 2003-12-06 at 21:24, Kabagambe Kenneth wrote: > >> On Sat, Dec 06, 2003 at 12:09:56PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > .. from the PC mag vaults... This is another concrete reason WHY we >> > should all be using Linux... >> > >> > >> > An article from PC Magazine has been sent to you. Follow this link to >> > view the article: Internet on Steroids >> > <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1189400,00.asp> >> > >> > Copyright (c) 2003 Ziff Davis Media Inc. All Rights Reserved. >> >> >> In tests using off-the-shelf hardware, the CalTech scientists achieved a >> speed of more than 8 Gbps >> >> I would be interested in knowing what hardware this was.Sekidde, do you >> have more info? > > -- > **************** ***************************** > Kiggundu Mukasa # Computer Network Consultancy### > KYM-NET LTD. # Intranets & Internet Solutions# > Plot 80 Kanjokya Street > P.O. Box 173 Kampala, Uganda > Tel: +256 77 972255 > +256 71 221141 > Fax: +256 31 262122 > ************************************************************************* > --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
