Re: TCP/IP send, sendfile, RAW

[Jan Engelhardt]

> I would like to send ethernet packets with 1400 bytes payload.
> I wrote a small program witch sends a buffer of 1400 bytes in a endless loop.
> The problem is that a would like 100Mbits throughtput but when i check this
> with ethereal.
> I only get 40 MBits. I tried sending with an UDP socket and RAW socket. I also
> tried sendfile.
> The RAW socket gives the best result till now 50 MBits throughtput.

Limitation of Ethernet.



Jan Engelhardt
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