Iperf test results Desktop_1 = ubuntu 8.10 (3GHz PIV, 1GB RAM) Desktop_2 = freebsd 7.0 (3.4GHz PIV, 2GB RAM) Soekris 4801 = NanoBSD 7.0 (266MHz, 128MB RAM) NanoStation5 802.11a = normaal, 20MHz banwidth 802.11ta = trubomode, 40MHz bandwith setup: iperf -c -t 60 !# Iperf -s / Desktop_1 > 802.11ta < NanoStation > ethernet < Soekris4801_bridged > ethernet < Desktop_2 \ Iperf -c 1 thread TCP [ 4] local 10.0.0.40 port 5001 connected with 10.0.0.30 port 51733 [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 4] 0.0-60.0 sec 266 MBytes 37.2 Mbits/sec 1 thread TCP [ 5] local 10.0.0.40 port 5001 connected with 10.0.0.30 port 64866 [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 5] 0.0-60.0 sec 269 MBytes 37.5 Mbits/sec 2 threads TCP [ 4] local 10.0.0.100 port 5001 connected with 10.0.0.30 port 57761 [ 5] local 10.0.0.100 port 5001 connected with 10.0.0.30 port 57939 [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 4] 0.0-60.1 sec 130 MBytes 18.2 Mbits/sec [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 5] 0.0-63.0 sec 138 MBytes 18.4 Mbits/sec [SUM] 0.0-63.0 sec 269 MBytes 35.8 Mbits/sec 4 threads TCP [ 6] local 10.0.0.100 port 5001 connected with 10.0.0.30 port 57001 [ 4] local 10.0.0.100 port 5001 connected with 10.0.0.30 port 65253 [ 5] local 10.0.0.100 port 5001 connected with 10.0.0.30 port 62304 [ 7] local 10.0.0.100 port 5001 connected with 10.0.0.30 port 49974 [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 5] 0.0-60.1 sec 71.3 MBytes 9.95 Mbits/sec [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 7] 0.0-60.1 sec 62.5 MBytes 8.73 Mbits/sec [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 4] 0.0-60.1 sec 67.4 MBytes 9.40 Mbits/sec [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 6] 0.0-60.1 sec 66.4 MBytes 9.27 Mbits/sec [SUM] 0.0-60.1 sec 268 MBytes 37.3 Mbits/sec !# Iperf -c / Desktop_1 > 802.11ta < NanoStation > ethernet < Soekris4801_bridged > ethernet < Desktop_2 \ Iperf -s zelfde setup, maar client server omgekeerd 1 thread tcp [ 3] local 10.0.0.40 port 37964 connected with 10.0.0.30 port 5001 [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 3] 0.0-60.0 sec 153 MBytes 21.4 Mbits/sec t thread tcp [ 3] local 10.0.0.40 port 60591 connected with 10.0.0.30 port 5001 [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 3] 0.0-60.2 sec 154 MBytes 21.4 Mbits/sec CPU soekris in alle tests rond 50% idle CPU Desktop_1 in alle tests rond 80% idle CPU Desktop_2 in alle tests rond 50% idle !# Iperf -s / Desktop_1 > ethernet < NanoStation > 802.11ta < NanoStation > ethernet < Soekris4801_bridged > ethernet < Desktop_2 \ Iperf -c Server listening on TCP port 5001 TCP window size: 85.3 KByte (default) ------------------------------------------------------------ [ 4] local 10.0.0.50 port 5001 connected with 10.0.0.30 port 56453 [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 4] 0.0-60.0 sec 266 MBytes 37.2 Mbits/sec zelfde setup, maar client server omgekeerd !# Iperf -c / Desktop_1 > ethernet < NanoStation > 802.11ta < NanoStation > ethernet < Soekris4801_bridged > ethernet < Desktop_2 \ Iperf -s Client connecting to 10.0.0.30, TCP port 5001 TCP window size: 16.0 KByte (default) ------------------------------------------------------------ [ 3] local 10.0.0.50 port 41072 connected with 10.0.0.30 port 5001 [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 3] 0.0-60.0 sec 229 MBytes 32.1 Mbits/sec Soekris routing between 10.0.0.0 > 10.1.0.0 !# Iperf -s / Desktop_1 > ethernet < NanoStation > 802.11ta < NanoStation > ethernet < Soekris4801_RIP > ethernet < Desktop_2 \ Iperf -c Server listening on TCP port 5001 TCP window size: 85.3 KByte (default) ------------------------------------------------------------ [ 4] local 10.0.0.50 port 5001 connected with 10.1.0.30 port 52692 [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 4] 0.0-60.0 sec 266 MBytes 37.2 Mbits/sec !# Iperf -c / Desktop_1 > ethernet < NanoStation > 802.11ta < NanoStation > ethernet < Soekris4801_RIP > ethernet < Desktop_2 \ Iperf -s Client connecting to 10.1.0.30, TCP port 5001 TCP window size: 16.0 KByte (default) ------------------------------------------------------------ [ 3] local 10.0.0.50 port 43080 connected with 10.1.0.30 port 5001 [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 3] 0.0-60.0 sec 229 MBytes 32.1 Mbits/sec