[ale] USB3 to Ethernet throughput

[DJPfulio at jdpfu.com (DJ-Pfulio)]

Entered my address ...
 "It looks like GigaMonster does not currently service your community."

If there were any other real choice here, I'd fire Comcast today.

On 08/13/2015 03:59 PM, dev null wrote:
> I have 1 Gb/s at $120/mo with Gigamonster in Atlanta. My somewhat old dual
> core pfSense box handles it fine with snort in ips mode (had to do a bit of
> tuning with preproccessors though)
> http://www.speedtest.net/result/4429386230.png
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> DJ-Pfulio
> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 3:52 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] USB3 to Ethernet throughput
> 
> On 08/13/2015 02:23 PM, Raylynn Knight wrote:
>>  Obviously you would invalidate the effort of using a PC if you still
> resort to USB Ethernet devices.
> 
> A Chromebook C720 using a USB3-to-GigE adapter tests to about 500 Mbps with
> iperf.
> 
> $ iperf -c istar
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Client connecting to istar, TCP port 5001 TCP window size: 43.8 KByte
> (default)
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> [  3] local 172.22.22.11 port 44658 connected with 172.22.22.20 port 5001
> [ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
> [  3]  0.0-10.0 sec   603 MBytes   505 Mbits/sec
> 
> 
> Not an extensive test, but going to other machines on the network showed
> similar results from the C720.  Those other machines test in the 940+ Mbps
> between each other.  As a gige router, not good enough, but as a WAN gateway
> - probably fine for most of us who will never see GigE connections.
> 
> Is anyone here signed up for the 2Gbps service from Comcsst at home for
> $300/month + $500 install + $500 "activation" + $??? equipment fees?
> Comcast claims 1.5M people in the Atlanta area can get this service.
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