---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> Reply-To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:56:58 -0400 > >On Mon, 2008-09-08 at 23:46 -0600, Joseph L. Casale wrote: >> >I have a server with dual nic's running centos 5.2 1 nic connects to the >> >cable modem, which has 15m d and 2m up, but speed tests barely come back at >> >5mb down including road runner's internal speed test. I hook up my laptop to >> >the same modem, same port, using the same cable and I get 17mb down. I have >> >ruled out iptables, nics (because same result on both nics), cables, cable >> >modem(with a brighthouse rep) any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >> >Thanks. >> >> So I gather the nics aren't teamed from your wording, maybe MTU is set sub >> optimal for your particular ISP? What OS on your laptop? Wrong MTU can have >> a significant effect such as this. > >"Back in the day..." there used to be a utility that would test your >connection for the optimal MTU setting. Is there something like that for >Linux?? Ric > >-- >---------------------------------------------------- >My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: >"There are two Great Sins in the world... >..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. >Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. >Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ >https://nuoar.dev.java.net/ >Verizon Cell # 336-254-1339 > >_______________________________________________ >CentOS mailing list >CentOS at centos.org >http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > I got my information about the MTU setting from doing google searches and the message boards on broadband reports as well as doing the tweak test on broad band reports. ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.dsli.com