> > Does the "media type" not determine how much data Networker will write
> > to the tape and how fast it will send data to the device?
> 
> No, not to my knowlege. 
> 
> Networker writes to the tape as fast as it can, and it writes until the
> tape sends an error that it is full.

Almost true.

As Networker will choose the block size used on the tapes
according to device type it might have an effect on the writing speed.

But NW certainly writes until physical end of media (or a write error).

Best
Dag

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