gigabit network help

[encephalopathy]

bought a netgear gs605 5port gigabit switch

also bought 2 gigabit network cards

i have 3 pcs - 2 with the new gigabit cards in them and 1 pc with gb lan onboard

i have the 3 pcs wired into the 5port switch and then a patch cable btn the switch and my dg834g adsl router

i am a little disappointed with the transfer speeds between the (hopefully) gigabit connected pcs - are there any simple apps i can use to check the throughput?

i have set the transfer speeds on the pc cards to 1000 full duplex rather than autonegotiation

the 100/1000 light on the back of the pci card seems to be flickering appropriately

any ideas appreciated on checking everything is working at the correct speed!

 

[encephalopathy]

thats what i thought
it makes no difference disconnecting switch>router
guess i was just expecting things to be quicker

 

[encephalopathy]

here is what i get (i have no idea if this is correct or not for a gigabit network)

performance graph

iperf is a little complicated for me but i'm reading about it now thanks....

 

[encephalopathy]

cheers
it certainly is quicker than the 10/100 i had be using

i am happier now

thanks!