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List:       linux-net
Subject:    Re: ftp throughput
From:       Craig Schlenter <craig () webtelecoms ! co ! za>
Date:       2001-02-23 15:03:06
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On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 02:58:29PM +0000, root wrote:
> Hello,
> I have a fast ethernet network with two linux machines, and I cant only reach
> 2.5 MB/s in doing a ftp of a large file (70MB). I have already run a benchmark
> tool (ttcp) and it reached 11MB/s. So, whats wrong whith ftp ?

How slow is your disk on the receiving machine and how much ram does it
have? Maybe the speed is being throttled because the ftp has to be
written to disk at some point ?

--C
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