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From: Fitch@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: SUN <-> IBM FTP Performance
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Date: 7 Jun 90 01:04:00 GMT
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I'm looking for performance numbers using the FTP protocol between a SUN
and an IBM mainframe over an ETHERNET.  I don't have all the necessary
machines so I thought I'd appeal to the net.  The ideal situation would
provide numbers for transfers between SUN 4 and a 4341 and for transfers
between a SUN and a 3090 over an ETHERNET.  I'd appreciate it if someone
could run a few GETs and PUTs with the SUN as the client machine for say
a 1 MB file and pass the KBps numbers along to me.  I'd also like a
quick summary of your configuration; e.g., the FTP/TCP products you
used, if you went TCP end to end, if a front end or protocol translator
was involved, if the mainframe I/F was a channel attachment not, etc.
Of course, any words of wisdom explaining the performance for this
configuration are welcome.  Thanks much.

--Jack Fitch@dockmaster.ncsc.mil

PS I suppose I could also be interested in SUN-to-9370 rates as well...