as if this wasn't complicated enough, 6k block size now causes video streaming to run like crap. dropping to 3k fixes this, so now re-running with 3k on both ends.
copy from file server to 323
14m @ 13,649,969
interesting side note here is that the traffic flow through the NIC was very consistent at around 12% vs. the huge peaks and valleys seen with the 6k block size.
copy from 323 to file server
18m @ 10,499,374
on this copy, the major peaks and valleys are back again with some interesting troughs at 0%
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so, it looks like i need to wait for my new NIC's to arrive before doing any more testing.