> I've got a real pickle of a problem here. my newest machine seems to have
> slower transfer rates on the lan than any of the others. In linux, I can't
> seem to get any faster than 40 KBytes/sec throughput to any other machine, in
> any mode of file transfer (be it samba, ftp, whatever). I've tried ethtool to
> improve things but it doesn't work as expected.
>
> The ethernet device on board is a via-rhine chipset.
I have the solution for you; that particular problem is caused by your
system not having enough power. I'm guessing you're using a mini-itx
board with one of those little 66 watt power supplies, and you likely have
too much plugged into it. If you contact whoever you purchased the
board/ps from, they should be aware of the problem already and can help
you get a bigger power supply to fix it.
--Nick
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