[Arm-netbook] Gigabit NIC Speeds

[Michael Howard]

Hi All,

Not specifically Netbook, just a general question for opinions;

What is the bottleneck on arm devices when it comes to network speed?

I have a number of devices and they are all woefully slow. In order of 
poorness :) a few Dreamplugs (1/10th the speed of desktop) , a 
Cubietruck (1/5th the speed of desktop), a mirabox (haven't actuially 
timed it) et al.

Obviously there are many factors that can afect timings (depending on 
the test) but even using 3rd party Gigabit USB Nics the results do not 
improve. I've used netcat and scp (ouch) to name two methods, what would 
be a good leveller to eliminate outside factors?

Cheers,

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