See the FAQ at http://bridge.sourceforge.net/faq.html for the answer. -M On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Patrick Stuedi wrote: > Hi there, > > I was asking this question already a few days go, but I'm not sure whether > anyone noticed due to the mailserver outtage. So I'm just re-posting it, > sorry, but it's an important issue for me, I would be glad to hear some > insight on this. > The question is regarding throughput performance using linux 2.4.5.1. My > setup is very simple : I have two laptops with a wireless card. On each > laptop I configure the wireless cards to be in ad hoc mode, create a bridge > and include the interface within the bridge (stp is off). Then of course I'm > assigning an IP address to the bridge while assigning 0.0.0.0 to the wireless > interface (eth1). After having setup both machines I run throughput tests > using iperf. What I measure is around 1.5 Mbit/s for TCP traffic. This is > about 1/3 of what I get when communicating directly through the wireless > interface on both machines, without any bridge on top. Where all this > performance gets lost? Does anyone have an idea? The same performance > degradation I measured on a 2.6 Kernel. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Best Regards, Patrick > > > -- Mark S. Mathews AbsoluteValue Systems Web: http://www.linux-wlan.com 721-D North Drive e-mail: mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Melbourne, FL 32934 Phone: 321.259.0737 USA Fax: 321.259.0286
