Art, Well I've found fair output from a few of the cluster nodes to; npad.ucar.edu 700-720Mbps www.frgp.net 494-520Mbps kirana.psc.edu 109-164Mpbs however, the iperf stats are dramatically worse from the cluster nodes than various Unidata desktop systems. Suddenly a light clicks on and I'm wondering if we're over-running the performance of a smallish 24-port Netgear gigabit switch in our computer room. I'm going to swing the cluster nodes over to direct connect with the Cisco 6513 ports. I'll keep in touch with the results. mike Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: QRG-550150 Department: Support IDD Priority: Emergency Status: Closed