**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sun Dec 04 02:59:58 2011 Dec 04 14:10:36 hello, does anyone know how to benchmark the LAN connections that run via LaFonera 2.0n? Dec 04 14:13:23 How can I see if a network cable is 1000Mb/s or 100? Dec 04 14:13:47 LaFonera2.0n is not 1000Mb/s cabale right? Dec 04 14:14:25 Is it correct that the whole WLAN's speed is determined by the device that is connected with the lowest speed? Dec 04 14:47:19 sender1: I think the fonera2n has only Fast Ethernet ports Dec 04 14:50:10 sender1: indeed, the ethernet ports are 100Mbit only Dec 04 14:50:39 sender1: The WLAN speed can be different between devices (though you have to configure WPA2/AES for > 54Mbit) Dec 04 15:06:53 blathijs: thanks for the info! Dec 04 15:07:41 do you know if you can up the LAN speed by routing the signal coming from FON to a 1000Mb/s switch? Dec 04 15:10:11 sender1, your switch will be gigabit, but the fonera will still be 100Mbit Dec 04 15:10:37 khanku, blathijs: I'm trying to stream HD content from the USB attached harddisk over LAN to a mediaplayer. The performance is really poor. Dec 04 15:11:13 khanku: So adding a gigabit switch doesnt help at all in this scenario. I'd have to put a NAS up 'beyond' the switch. Dec 04 15:11:40 khanku, blathijs: i know there are alot of units involved but since the wifi signal coming from the Fonera is also very flaky, it's my fist suspect. Dec 04 15:19:59 sender1: shouldn't 100Mbit be enough for video streaming? Dec 04 15:20:14 maybe try caching a bit more Dec 04 15:26:15 khanku: any idea how? Dec 04 15:27:41 well, using mplayer, you would just increase the value with the -cache switch Dec 04 15:28:57 khanku: ah ok tahnks Dec 04 15:31:07 khanku: when streaming from pc to media player, i see the same network behavior for traffic on lan and traffic on wan in fonera dashboard status. It appears to me that it should just be LAN, right? Dec 04 15:33:25 I guess it depends on your network setup Dec 04 15:33:37 but I have no idea how those stats are computed anyway Dec 04 15:33:54 khanku: do you know an other way to get some overview on performance? Dec 04 15:34:11 khanku: e.g. i dont know if my CAT5 is gigabit.. Dec 04 15:34:26 khanku: (kind of newbie here, yes) Dec 04 15:39:40 sender1: you can use Cat 5 cable for GbE, but it won't magically upgrade the rest of your network hardware to gigabit speed Dec 04 15:40:14 khanku: yes i know, i'm just looking for a bottleneck Dec 04 15:40:25 khanku: can Dec 04 15:40:38 khanku: can you recommend a way to identify this? **** ENDING LOGGING AT Mon Dec 05 02:59:58 2011