Funny network performance problem

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Author: Carl Parrish
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Subject: Funny network performance problem
Silly question I don't know much about this but I'm trying to get
100BaseTX to work in my internal network. Are you using CAT 5 or better
cable?

On Tue, 2003-10-21 at 01:03, Emmanuel Gravel wrote:
> I recently purchased a dual-speed full-duplex switch (TrendWare brand,
> got it relatively cheap). Decided to check the speed by transfering
> large files (more than 100MB). Linux to Windows, I get 2.4-2.8 MB/s.
> Windows to Linux, I get 0.8 MB/s at best. I've tried transfering only
> from one to the other, then full duplex transfers, and I get the same
> numbers.
>
> Now, to start with, 2.8MB/s is better than what I'd get at 10Mb/s but
> it's not quite as fast as I expected it to be. But the other side of the
> equation is pretty bad. Both cables between the computers and the switch
> are the same, they're fully molded, factory quality, I got them when I
> purchased my first (10Mb/s) hub. Network cards are Kingston KNE100TX on
> the Windows system, and Intel EtherExpress 100's for the Linux system
> (two, the Linux system is my firewall). Obviously all transfers of those
> sizes are done on the internal IP's only, and using an FTP client on
> Windows (push/pull).
>
> Does anyone know how I could trace the issue and resolve it?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
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