Re: [Fwd: Iperf bug?]
There is no way the content of your terminal can effect the performance of
iperf or any other network application.
On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 08:46:07PM -0500, Bob Riddle wrote:
> and the answer is ...
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Iperf bug?
> Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 21:51:09 -0500
> From: Marc Ray <mrray --at-- fsu.edu>
> Reply-To: bigvideo --at-- internet2.edu
> To: <bigvideo --at-- internet2.edu>
>
>
>
> This one is going to sound weird but I am experiencing some issues with
> iperf. I run Iperf from the command line on OS-X10.3 using the following
> command:
>
> ./iperf -c host-ip -u -b 30m -i 1 -d
>
> To run the test again I simply hit my up arrow key and enter in the terminal
> window. When I do this the packet loss on my incoming signal is higher than
> if I type in "clear" to clear my screen buffer then hit the up key on my
> terminal window. I know this sounds weird but I have tested it again and
> again and it effects the results. Is it possible that a terminal windows
> screen buffer can effect your iperf results?
>
> Thanks
> Marc
>
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