Re: Pipeline Production Problems

[Robert Creager <Robert_Creager@LogicalChaos.org>]

When grilled further on (Mon, 13 Oct 2003 22:47:27 -0700 (PDT)),
Chris Albertson <chrisalbertson90278@yahoo.com> confessed:

> 
> Rob,
> 
> I think you missed a post.  Tom has two switches daiy chained.
> When any of the PCs on switch one need to send data to any of the
> PCs on switch two the data must go over the uplink cable.
> There is a 100Mbps bottle neck between the two switches.

I did miss that one, but I have 4 switches between the PII and the server
mentioned previously.  And saw full bandwidth between those two computers.

> 
> Looks like he has the Windows camera controlers all on one
> switch and the data pipeine boxes on a second switch.  He needs
> to buy one big switch and pull more wire or just put up with it.

I suspect one of them is really a hub then, not a switch.  I can try a slightly
different test tonight.  I've three computers on one switch, and then the one
out-lier.  This will test the speed of the switch with two different transfers
going on between three ports.

Cheers,
Rob

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