How do I max a 6Mbps link

[Max Clark]

Let me give a little more detail. This is a 6Mbps internet link that
traverses the atlantic and 25 router hops. "out of the box" I can only
sustain 170KBps. We are currently evaluating a REALLY expensive commercial
solution, but I would rather know I was going to be paid than spend $50K per
link.

What can I do to help freebsd saturate this link?

Thanks,
Max

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-freebsd-isp at freebsd.org
[mailto:owner-freebsd-isp at freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Simon
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 10:19 AM
To: freebsd-isp at freebsd.org; freebsd-questions at freebsd.org; Max Clark
Subject: Re: How do I max a 6Mbps link



Sounds like you have a problem with your server/network hardware or
firewall/proftpd settings. FreeBSD out of the box on low-end Intel hardware
can  easily sustain 6mbps link, which is roughly 3megs/sec. Make sure
your harddrive on receiving end can write at least this fast and your
network
is capable of such transfers. Sometimes faulty switches/cable wires can
cause packet loss/delays, causing a bottleneck. It could be a number of
things, but I would start with testing your network.

-Simon

On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 10:12:03 -0700, Max Clark wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>What configuration changes do I need to make to two freebsd-stable boxes to
>fully max out a 6Mbps/220ms network link? This is for bulk 500+MB file
>transfers.
>
>The target application is proftpd with ncftpd as the client.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Max
>
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