Thus said Tod Hansmann on Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:44:49 MST: > So my theory and thus the question is, if we just replaced the 8-port > switch with a switch that didn't have any 802.3x Ethernet Flow Control > support, would pause frames basically be ignored throughout the whole > system, and the server could blast out to any clients that could keep > up as fast as it wanted?
You said it was ``smart'' but you didn't mention the brand. What is the model of the 8-port switch? It's more likely that you need a better switch. What are the specs on it? How many PPS can it handle? If the documentation doesn't tell you the performance that the switch can deliver, then it's likely you need a better one. If you are flooding the switch, even from a single server to many clients, and it is actually the switch that is sending out the pause frames, then that could potentially block all clients. Andy /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
