Reciever: TCP buffer size: echo "4096 87380 128388607" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_rmem echo "4096 65530 128388607" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_wmem echo 128388607 > /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_max echo 128388607 > /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_max /sbin/setpci -d 8086:1048 e6.b=2e [root@w02gva add]# ./iperf-1.6.5 -s -w 128M ------------------------------------------------------------ Server listening on TCP port 5001 TCP window size: 256 MByte (WARNING: requested 128 MByte) ------------------------------------------------------------ [ 6] local 192.91.239.213 port 5001 connected with 198.51.111.90 port 32848 [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 6] 0.0-180.1 sec 49.3 GBytes 2.35 Gbits/sec CPU load CPU0 : 50 % CPU2 : 15 % Sender: /sbin/ifconfig eth1 txqueuelen 10000 /sbin/ifconfig eth1 mtu 9000 Before all new connections: sysctl -w net.ipv4.route.flush=1 [root@cit-slac19 fc]#iperf -c 192.91.239.213 -i 5 -P 3 -w 40M -t 180 CPU load CPU0 : 30% CPU2 : 70% dmp file: dmp_cern_snv_2.35_180s_2.txt