Re: Max Devices on ethernet adapters

[Pat Barber <mboceanside@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yep... I sort of thought that the "pain method" was the most
common method. The tools to watch this load leveling just
don't seem to be there. With so many folks telling me all
about the "joys" of ethernet, I got to wondering if they
really knew about how large volumes of date(1,100 LPM Printers)
would be on that line.

I fully understand adapter speeds and that impact, but just
because the adapter is "faster than a speedimg bullet" does
not mean that the user isn't seeing speed reductions.

With the never ending source of large files going back and forth
between pc's and the 400, I'm surprised that some LANS don't
just fall down on their knees. A ethernet adapter handling pc's
running emulation is one thing, but all these FTP things I hear
about must be killing these networks.




Andy Nolen-Parkhouse wrote:

> Pat,
>
> It's probably better to think in terms of throughput than actual numbers of
> devices.  Your telnet devices are going to send their requests to an IP
> address and the adapter will receive them.  The AS/400 will send responses
> (or print streams or file transfers) out to the network and the network will
> route them to the appropriate device.  So things aren't really attached in
> the traditional sense of the word.
>
> When your peak throughput load approaches or starts to exceed the rated
> throughput of your adapter it is time to consider an additional adapter.  So
> yes, I believe you just keep adding them until it hurts.
>
> Regards,
> Andy Nolen-Parkhouse