[MPICH] Hi and question

[JACOB_LIBERMAN at Dell.com]

You can also use Jumbo frames (increased MTU size) which wouldn't require additional hardware. There are also a few Linux kernel parameters that can be changed to increases throughput. (tcp/udp tx/rx window sizes.)

Thanks, jacob 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:owner-mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Prakash 
> Velayutham
> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 8:00 PM
> To: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov; juliotrevisan at yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: [MPICH] Hi and question
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Way out of the list's context. You should ask this in one of 
> the networking lists. But here is the answer.
> 
> You could do something called channel bonding to load balance 
> your network adapters in the master node. I think your switch 
> also needs to support it. Just look it up on the web. Here is a link.
> 
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-3-Manual/re
> f-guide/s1-modules-ethernet.html
> 
> Hope it helps,
> Prakash
> 
> >>> Julio Trevisan <juliotrevisan at yahoo.com> 08/09/05 3:52 PM >>>
> Hi everyone.
>  
> I am a researcher from Florianópolis, Brazil (Federal 
> University of Santa Catarina). 
>  
> I am already using MPICH2.
>  
> We use in the lab a small cluster with 5 computers and there 
> is no communication between slaves; only between master and slave. 
>  
> My questiont: is there any way to install 2 ethernet adapters 
> inside the master computer to fasten the communication?
>  
> Thanks
>  
> Julio
> 
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