Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 20:47:47 -0700 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Robert Storey <y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: slow Ethernet Message-ID: <20050420034747.GA74270@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <20050420114612.3266c10f.y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net> References: <20050420114612.3266c10f.y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net>
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--huq684BweRXVnRxX Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Apr 20, 2005 at 11:46:12AM +0800, Robert Storey wrote: > Dear All, >=20 > I've noticed that transferring files (using the scp command) between a > laptop and a desktop is very slow when using FreeBSD. The laptop is > running Linux (Debian). The desktop is dual-boot (Debian and FreeBSD). > When I boot FreeBSD and scp files to the laptop, transfer times are very > slow. If I reboot the desktop to Debian and transfer files, transfer > times are at twice as fast. It can't be hardware problems, since the > hardware is identical, it's simply the OS. >=20 > So my question(s): first, has anybody else seen this? Secondly, does > anyone know the actual cause? And finally, is there a fix for it? >=20 > Any help and suggestions are greatly appreciated. This is typically because of duplex or speed mismatch between the two endpoints. e.g. some less capable NICs autodetect badly, so try specifying the settings exactly. Kris --huq684BweRXVnRxX Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCZdDjWry0BWjoQKURAuXIAKC09zFes7qpxhuPMqgihH8q5gXYbACeP7Lo gGi8BZGEHtXzc9p0DwtpdMg= =111k -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --huq684BweRXVnRxX--
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