Ethereal-users: FW: [Ethereal-users] What is the peak limit for Ethereal ?

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From: Mujahid Syari <Syari.Mujahid@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 14:27:49 +0200 
Sorry, I just resend this email, to know if somebody has answers to my
question.

Regards,

Syari Mujahid

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mujahid Syari 
> Sent:	mercredi, 24. avril 2002 16:10
> To:	ethereal-users@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:	[Ethereal-users] What is the peak limit for Ethereal ?
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> I am currently testing the Ethereal on the Linux machine to know the limit
> of Ethereal (I am using tethereal). At certain level I could see that
> Ethereal (or maybe on the kernel level) discards some packets. When we
> reached 2.0 Mbyte per second (I use gkrellm on the source machine), that's
> when I saw that it discards lots of packets. I am using Pentium 4 1.7 Ghz
> with 512 Mb SDRAM 133 Mhz. The network card is 3COM Fast EtherLink 10/100.
> Maybe I have done something wrong (or my number is wrong) somewhere, but
> 
> My questions are :
> 
> *	Has anybody done a benchmark already for Ethereal.
> *	If yes what machine are you using (CPU speed, RAM, OS, etc.) and
> what is the peak limit for the ethereal before it discards packets.
> *	Anybody could tell me what I could do to tweak Linux to make it runs
> faster (a part from killing all those unnecessaries processes) or maybe a
> site that I could visit.
> 
> 
> Any hints would be welcomed. Thanks for your attention.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Syari Mujahid
> 
> 
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