> Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:24:51 +0100 > From: mbm@rlogin.net > To: debian-arm@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: modern cheap NAS fully supported by Debian? - slightly OT > > On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:03:15 +0100 > Tim Fletcher <tim@night-shade.org.uk> allegedly wrote: > > > > Even powerful modern x86 boxes are still CPU bound with scp so as > > Tixy says adding scp to the mix complicates the testing. > > > > For example I get roughly USB2 wire-speed (30mb/s ish) from my > > iconnect over iscsi, AoE or nfs but much slower if I use scp or rsync > > over ssh. -- > > > > OK, OK, I picked a bad test. > > For comparison, here are the results copying from NFS and CIFS mounts > alongside the original scp test figures. > > > scp NFS CIFS > > slug 1.3 MB/s 3.9 MB/s 4.2 MB/s > > DNS 320 3.6 MB/s 7.6 MB/s 5.6 MB/s > > I confess I am puzzled by the difference between the two devices using > CIFS. I have repeated the tests and get the same results. It seems odd > that CIFS should be faster than NFS on the slug, but so much slower on > the DNS. I guess that may be down to implementation (or version) > differences. > > Mick > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > blog: baldric.net > fingerprint: FC23 3338 F664 5E66 876B 72C0 0A1F E60B 5BAD D312 > > Note that I have recently upgraded my GPG key see: > http://baldric.net/2012/07/20/gpg-key-upgrade/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > I'm currently seeking an upgrade to my NSLU2 and just bought a Thecus N2100 as you can install a internal wireless adapter via mini-pci slot and also upgrade the RAM to 512MB. Overall has a nice spec
Installation instructions can be found here http://www.cyrius.com/debian/iop/n2100/ I'll let you know how i get on with it. |