argos.mit.edu with 1.3.73 client 171,194,368 byte file. "fs flush" before each command 200mb cache; No MaxMTU write/crypt 2.793 MB/sec read/crypt 2.897 MB/sec write/clear 7.123 MB/sec read/clear 5.991 MB/sec 1.2.10(skyrope) write/crypt: 1.836 MB/sec read/crypt: 1.497 MB/sec write/clear: 2.927 MB/sec read/clear: 2.065 MB/sec 1.2.10 1.3.73 improvement ------------ ------------ ----------- write/crypt 1.836 MB/sec 2.793 MB/sec 52.1% read/crypt 1.497 MB/sec 2.897 MB/sec 93.5% write/clear 2.927 MB/sec 7.123 MB/sec 143.4% read/clear 2.065 MB/sec 5.991 MB/sec 190.1% lxiv.mit.edu with 1.5.1407 client 171,194,368 byte file. "fs flush" before each command 1260 MaxMTU write/crypt 2.050 MB/sec read/crypt 2.596 MB/sec write/clear 2.574 MB/sec read/clear 7.371 MB/sec No MaxMTU 1.5.14 1.5.1408 change -------------- ------------- ---------- write/crypt/flush 3.146 MB/sec 2.659 MB/sec -15.5% read/crypt/noflush 2.951 MB/sec 54.421 MB/sec +1844.2% read/crypt/flush 2.946 MB/sec 2.925 MB/sec - 0.7% write/clear/flush 8.221 MB/sec 5.542 MB/sec -32.6% read/clear/noflush 10.493 MB/sec 54.421 MB/sec +518.6% read/clear/flush 10.385 MB/sec 10.741 MB/sec +3.4% mitz@ANDREW.CMU.EDU tested the 1.3.73 client on his machine against his cell copying a 367181824 byte file. "fs flush" was run prior to each command. Default MaxMTU; Default cache write/crypt: 4.158 MB/sec read/crypt: 5.730 MB/sec write/clear: 4.537 MB/sec read/clear: 16.762 MB/sec Changing the cache size made no difference No MaxMTU; 400MB cache write/crypt: 4.863 MB/sec read/crypt: 6.083 MB/sec write/clear: 14.286 MB/sec read/clear: 16.257 MB/sec From Andrew Linux with 1.2.10 on the same machine: write/crypt: 5.358 MB/sec read/crypt: 12.855 MB/sec write/crypt 18.040 MB/sec (unique file names) read/crypt 23.160 MB/sec (unique file names) write/clear: 16.401 MB/sec read/clear: 25.192 MB/sec