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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
This article covers maximum [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_area_network LAN] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet Ethernet] rates values that can be achieved for both [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Ethernet Fast Ethernet] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabit_Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet] using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP/IP_model TCP]/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Protocol_Suite IP] or the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Datagram_Protocol UDP] network protocols. A demonstration on how to generate, capture and monitor maximum Ethernet rates will be shown using various tools bundled with the [http://www.networksecuritytoolkit.org Network Security Toolkit (NST)]. Finally, a discussion on how Linux  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_segment_offload segmentation off-loading] for supported [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_interface_controller NIC] adapters can produce [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_frame '''Super''' Ethernet Frames] will take place.
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This article covers maximum [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_area_network LAN] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet Ethernet] rates values that can be achieved for both [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Ethernet Fast Ethernet] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabit_Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet] using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP/IP_model TCP]/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Protocol_Suite IP] or the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Datagram_Protocol UDP] network protocols. A demonstration on how to generate, capture and monitor maximum Ethernet rates will be shown using various tools bundled with the [http://www.networksecuritytoolkit.org Network Security Toolkit (NST)]. Finally, a discussion on how Linux  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_segment_offload segmentation off-loading] for supported [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_interface_controller NIC] adapters can produce [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_frame '''Super''' Ethernet Frames] that are captured and reported by the network protocol analyzer.

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Overview

This article covers maximum LAN Ethernet rates values that can be achieved for both Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet using the TCP/IP or the UDP network protocols. A demonstration on how to generate, capture and monitor maximum Ethernet rates will be shown using various tools bundled with the Network Security Toolkit (NST). Finally, a discussion on how Linux segmentation off-loading for supported NIC adapters can produce Super Ethernet Frames that are captured and reported by the network protocol analyzer.