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<LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: Ethernet NICS, maximum connections..mud testing.</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: Ben Greear <<A HREF="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Sun, 9 Aug 1998 15:07:45 -0700 (MST)</LI>
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On Sun, 9 Aug 1998, Chris Gray wrote:
> [Ben Greear:]
>
> >Check my web page (see .sig at bottom). Its on the Downloads link.
>
> Got it, thanks.
>
> [My complaining about unknown delays in sockets on Linux.]
>
> >Not that I know of. You do know that select sleeps if there is
> >nothing available right? Other than that, I don't know enough
> >about your code to make a better guess.
>
> Yes. I use that delay as the pacer in the whole system. I also check to
> see if the actual delay is much greater than the requested delay. I
> see occasionally it being 2/100 sec greater, usually when I'm doing
> something else on the system at the same time. Quite reasonable.
>
> >How big are the packets you send between client and server?
>
> They vary. There is a fixed header of 12 bytes, optionally followed
> by other data, perhaps upto 1 or 2K in the extreme. Most will be
> quite short during the 'build the world' phase, which is where my
> concern is.
The larger the packet, the more efficient it will be (generally),
up to around 8k. A bunch of small packets could eat you alive!
Might want to consider packing several requets/messages into a larger
buffer before writing to the socket.
>
> >Are you running between two machines? If so, try to benchmark it
> >against bulk transfer (ftp).
>
> No - they are all local on one machine.
>
> --
> Chris Gray cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA
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> MUD-Dev: Advancing an unrealised future.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00648" HREF="msg00648.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: OT: Re: Ethernet NICS, maximum connections..mud testing.</A></strong>,
Vadim Tkachenko <a href="mailto:vt#freehold,crocodile.org">vt#freehold,crocodile.org</a>, Tue 11 Aug 1998, 03:20 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00575" HREF="msg00575.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Ethernet NICS, maximum connections..mud testing.</A></strong>,
Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Sun 09 Aug 1998, 06:00 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00591" HREF="msg00591.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Ethernet NICS, maximum connections..mud testing.</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00598" HREF="msg00598.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Ethernet NICS, maximum connections..mud testing.</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00605" HREF="msg00605.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Ethernet NICS, maximum connections..mud testing.</A></strong>,
Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Mon 10 Aug 1998, 02:19 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00608" HREF="msg00608.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Ethernet NICS, maximum connections..mud testing.</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00613" HREF="msg00613.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Ethernet NICS, maximum connections..mud testing.</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00616" HREF="msg00616.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Ethernet NICS, maximum connections..mud testing.</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Mon 10 Aug 1998, 06:11 GMT
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