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From: "Adam Woodbeck (KEYKERTUSA)" <Adam_Woodbeck@KeykertUSA.com>
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Subject: Re[2]: Network performance woes under FreeBSD 3.2. Please he
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Gene,

We are using Bay Network switches.  I usually use BulletProof FTP v1.13=
 when I
FTP from a Windows NT workstation to our FreeBSD server.  I've tried up=
loading
from a RH 6.0 linux workstation as well with the same results.  I've fo=
rced the
network card to operate at 100baseTX full-duplex, which didn't change
performance.  Luckily, none of the files I uploaded to the FreeBSD serv=
er have
been corrupt.

Adam

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Subject:    Re: Network performance woes under FreeBSD 3.2. Please help=
!
Author: zeus@tetron03.tetronsoftware.com
Date:       10/25/99 4:44 PM

Adam,

If I could ask a couple of questions first, about your
performance issues:

1. What sort of hub/switch are you using?
2. What client are you using to perform the ftp?  (Win98,
NT, Linux...)
3. Have you tried setting a direct connection (full duplex)
between the client and freebsd server using a cross over
cable?

On occasion, I have seen the Intel driver incorrectly
negotiate the wrong duplex mode with certain hubs  (Yes, I
said hubs, not switches.*grin*) . I was only able to track
down the problem when creating a direct connection with a
cross over cable.

Often, the type of performance you are seeing also goes hand
in hand with corrupted files after the transfer.

Gene
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