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From: ccdw@hippo.ru.ac.za (Dave Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: When to bridge?
Summary: At what stage should one consider bridging an Ethernet network?
Keywords: ethernet, bridge, utilisation
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Date: 18 Jun 91 14:27:59 GMT
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What is the general feeling as regards the maximum optimal load on an
Ethernet-based system?  (IE. when would one consider bridging?).  I have
heard a utilisation figure of 15-20 percent as being the most that can
be expected before running into overloading difficulties.  Does anyone
have any references and/or experiences to share?  

BTW, I have been running NETMON and LANWatch which seem to give a good
indication of our current network load.

Please email and I will summarise.

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