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Yep. I have achieved over 100MB/s sustained writing from RAM to RAM over gigabit ethernet, and this includes any SAMBA overhead.
I have never used pcattcp, but I do use iperf and it confirms that I am getting the full speeds once should expect from gigabit ethernet, even on cheap shitty Realtek chips.
My guess is that something else fails in this test. Maybe old wires not good for gigabit, or a shitty switch or something.
Gigabit Ethernet and Back of the Envelope Calculations
At work today, we had a problem with a particular workstation. Although it was connected to a gigabit ethernet hub, network file transfers were "too slow". How do you quantify "too slow"? I was reminded of chapter seven of Programming Pearls -- The Back of the Envelope: It was in the middle...
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