Just wondering... could it be bound by the disk speed? Did you try a pure network performance test like netperf? Check netstat -s to see if there are packet drops (check for retransmissions). I have used tg3 and got almost line rate. Never use dthe broadcom driver though!! > > Does anyone have any experience with the Broadcom BCM5701 card? > > I am trying to setup DRBD to create a replicated partition between two servers > using a crossover cable between the two servers. When I look at the SynchAll > speeds, I am not seeing the speeds go above 13 or 14 megabytes per seconds. > > I have even installed bing, and it shows that the average bandwith to be about > 104 megabits per second, which is approximatly 13 megabytes per second or so. > > Is this the fastest that this card could run?? I had thought that by using > Gigabit speeds (1000) and Full Duplex, I might be able to achieve speeds of over > 60 megabytes per second. > > Can this be done? > > -- > +----------------------------------+---------------------------------+ > | Lee Leahu | voice -> 708-444-2690 | > | Internet Technology Specialist | fax -> 708-444-2697 | > | RICIS, Inc. | email -> lee@ricis.com | > +----------------------------------+---------------------------------+ > | PGP Public Key: http://www.dyweni.com/index2.php?page=gpg | > +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ > | I cannot conceive that anybody will require multiplications at the | > | rate of 40,000 or even 4,000 per hour ... | > | -- F. H. Wales (1936) | > +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ > - > : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
