Network adapter.

[Felix Rauch]

On Wed, 8 Nov 2000, Jon Tegner wrote:
> I have done some further testing, using netpipe
> (http://www.scl.ameslab.gov/Projects/ClusterCookbook/nprun.html). That
> application sends packages of increasing size between two nodes, and
> there is a drastic reduction in throughput when the size of the block
> approaches around 5800 bytes. For 5780 bytes speed is 67.45 Mbps and
> for 5800 bytes it is 1.34 Mbps. For increasing sizes it stays low (at
> least up till 1e6 bytes (where I stopped)).

I didn't follow this discussion closely, but this sounds like a
problem with the duplex-configuration. Make sure that your cards and
your switch have the same setting: Either everyone has full-duplex or
everyone has half-duplex (full-duplex is better).

- Felix
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