why isnt ftp faster after installing new NIC

[rick jones]

A netperf TCP_STREAM test would be a good way to measure the performance of a NIC without effects from things like disc or FS performance.

WRT HP-UX timeslices precluding hitting link-rate on gigabit, must as I should support my fellow HPers, that is just plain wrong. I can and often do see link-rate with netperf TCP_STREAM tests with a single netperf. If rcp (or FTP) is unable to do that it suggests to me that something else is afoot - either the discs are not fast enough, or perhaps rcp or FTP are using too small a socket buffer.