Re: Max Devices on ethernet adapters

["Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<you wrote>I'm surprised that some LANS don't
just fall down on their knees.

they do..

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Barber" <mboceanside@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: Max Devices on ethernet adapters


> 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
>
>
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