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Re: Something very odd on an older 2514 .

  • From: Chris Cappuccio
  • Date: Mon Jan 10 23:49:07 2000 
You are using a router with a motorola 680x0 processor at a lower clock
speed that has a hard time handling two loaded T1's!!

So, it shouldn't seem that bad that it can't seem to pump more then 3Mbps...

On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Mr. James W. Laferriere wrote:

 | 
 | 
 | 	Hello All ,  I've just been doing a few tests on some 2514 routers
 | 	I had laying around .  I setup the two ether interfaces & on each
 | 	like the diagram below
 | 
 | 	+--------+                        +--------+
 | 	|  2514  |+----------------------+|  2514  |
 | 	+--------+                        +--------+
 | 	    +                                 +
 | 	  [hub]                             [hub]
 | 	    +                                 +
 | 	    +---------+[ ftp source ]         +---------+[ ftp source ]
 | 
 | 	I noticed a drastic lessening of expected bandwidth thru the
 | 	routers .  On the range of seeing only 24-25% of available
 | 	ether bandwidth .
 | 	But when I plug the two 'ftp source's into the same hub I am 
 | 	getting a more resonable 66-75% of the available ether bandwidth .
 | 
 | 	Has anyone any info on what might be the cause of the lack of
 | 	expected thru put .  Tia ,  JimL
 | 
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