RE: Re: [OT] WAN throughput comparisons

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: christopher purves [mailto:CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: 27 July 2004 13:51
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: [OT] WAN throughput comparisons
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> If I may add another question on a similar topic ...
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> What is the best hardware configuration for maximum throughput?
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> I am building a 3TB rackmount storage pc using the 3ware 8 x=20
> sata raid card and 8 x 300GB maxtor drives. I have been=20
> pondering what motherboard to get for this pc.
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> The machine will supply 4 other pc's with ripped DVD data=20
> through a windows file share so its pure IO throughput I'm=20
> looking for.
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> Would a motherboard with 4 gigabit ports each connected=20
> directly to the viewing machine give increased performance=20
> etc ? Is there anything I am missing?

Yup - you are missing something.

You don't need that much bandwidth!

I'm doing the same thing at the moment using good old 100Mbit and have had
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full bitrate movies playing with all the data being drawn across the LAN
from the one server.

Also you don't *NEED* that HD bandwidth either - I've had 4 full bitrate
movies playing back off one firewire hard disc without stuttering at all
(haven't tried more than four).

What I plan to do is chuck a gigabit card in the server, use a 48 x 10/100
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2 x 10/100/1000 NetGear Switch (about =A3300) and robert is most definitely
your mothers brother...

...*WAY* more bandwidth there than you need for four movies at a time,
probably enough for a dozen!*

(*hard disc access times permitting)

Phil