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RE: [Xen-users] Virtual Network card

To: "Juan Pablo Torres" <juanpablotorres@xxxxxxxxx>, "Javier Guerra Giraldez" <javier@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Virtual Network card
From: "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 23:40:52 +1100
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> 
> >it emulates the register set of a Realtek card, but not its
performance
> >the bandwith you get is limited by software, not hardware.
> I agree with that, but what should i do to eliminate that limitation
and
> get full speed?
> 

You could try the GPLPV drivers, or the other PV offerings that are
around.

During fairly controlled testing with GPLPV I have obtained speeds of
2Gbps (DomU->Dom0), and 800Mbps (Dom0->DomU).

James

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