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How can I test the throughput between a Cisco ether channel on a Cat 3560G and a dual nic server. &nbsp;The etherchannel seems fine and does work even when I unplug one nic so I imagine the Load Balance is working. &nbsp;I just want to determine the difference in throughput compared to a single nic connected to a non etherchanel port on the switch. &nbsp;Is their any free software to do this? &nbsp; 
I just want to quantify what I am gaining from having an etherchannel (Besides Fault Tolerance) 
:Port 1 and 2 is the etherchannel in question 
 
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interface GigabitEthernet0/1 
&nbsp;description Epicor EtherChan1 
&nbsp;switchport mode access 
&nbsp;speed 1000 
&nbsp;duplex full 
&nbsp;spanning-tree portfast 
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interface GigabitEthernet0/2 
&nbsp;description Epicor EtherChan2 
&nbsp;switchport mode access 
&nbsp;speed 1000 
&nbsp;duplex full 
&nbsp;spanning-tree portfast 
! 
interface GigabitEthernet0/3 
&nbsp;description VLAN1 Data Access for servers, PC's, Switches 
&nbsp;switchport mode access 
&nbsp;spanning-tree portfast 
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interface GigabitEthernet0/4 
&nbsp;description VLAN1 Data Access for servers, PC's, Switches 
&nbsp;switchport mode access 
&nbsp;spanning-tree portfast 
 
Thanks 

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How can I test the throughput between a Cisco ether channel on a Cat 3560G and a dual nic server.  The etherchannel seems fine and does work even when I unplug one nic so I imagine the Load Balance is working.  I just want to determine the difference in throughput compared to a single nic connected to a non etherchanel port on the switch.  Is their any free software to do this?  
I just want to quantify what I am gaining from having an etherchannel (Besides Fault Tolerance)
:Port 1 and 2 is the etherchannel in question

!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
 description Epicor EtherChan1
 switchport mode access
 speed 1000
 duplex full
 spanning-tree portfast
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/2
 description Epicor EtherChan2
 switchport mode access
 speed 1000
 duplex full
 spanning-tree portfast
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/3
 description VLAN1 Data Access for servers, PC's, Switches
 switchport mode access
 spanning-tree portfast
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/4
 description VLAN1 Data Access for servers, PC's, Switches
 switchport mode access
 spanning-tree portfast

Thanks


Testing throughput on Switch to Server etherchannel

Networking hardware includes the physical devices facilitating the use of a computer network. Typically, networking hardware includes gateways, routers, network bridges, modems, wireless access points, networking cables, line drivers, switches, hubs, and repeaters. But it also includes hybrid network devices such as multilayer switches, protocol converters, bridge routers, proxy servers, firewalls, network address translators, multiplexers, network interface controllers, wireless network interface controllers, ISDN terminal adapters and other related hardware.

Networking Hardware-Other

A switch is a device that filters and forwards packets of data between LAN segments. Switches operate at the data link layer or the network layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model and therefore support any packet protocol. LANs that use switches to join segments are called switched LANs or, in the case of Ethernet networks, switched Ethernet LANs. A hub is a connection point for devices in a network. Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a LAN. A hub contains multiple ports; when a packet arrives at one port, it is copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets.