how to compare throughput between onboard ethernet and ethernet card

shirishag75 · 01-31-2009, 03:37 AM

Hi all,
I have two ethernet cards.

One is an onboard ethernet card and one is a realtek8139C

Now is there any way to compare the throughputs between the two.

One of the cards is not connected atm, while the other is connected to a D-Link router for Internet.

Any tips/ideas for the same are welcome.

Also is there any way to know if any collision of packets are happening between the router and the ethernet card.

baldy3105 · 01-31-2009, 12:37 PM

the output of ifconfig has a field called "collisions" that should give you a clue ;-)

iperf is a very good tool for measuring throughput.