[netperf-talk] Measuring wifi throughput

[Ekki Plicht (DF4OR)]

Hi.

New to netperf I wonder if I can really use this tool to measure throughput of 
link, in this case a wireless link.

I used netperf for some initial tests and got a mesured throughput of about 
2.7MBit/s. Not very exciting when looking at the 54Mbit/s link speed. But 
over the same wifi link I have access to an ethernet webcam, and when looking 
at that I get about 16 to 20MBit/s throughput (measured with the internal 
tools of the wifi device).

Looking at this difference, I ask myself if netperf really is able to saturate 
the link or not. Or what other explanation could there be for the large 
difference?
netserver is running on a relativly powerful machine, netperf on a slower 
machine (P3, 700MHz) with little memory.

Any ideas?
My ultimate goal is to fine tune the wifi link for best throughput.

Cheers,
Ekki