Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:03:01 -0800 (PST) From: Mark Terribile <materribile@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: debugging slow network Message-ID: <561383.76354.qm@web110314.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20091221032919.738AB1065713@hub.freebsd.org>
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> From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk>
> Subject: debugging slow network
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> I seem to have a very slow network connection at work.
> All local switches are supposed to be gigabit, and my
> network card is gigabit as well. But download speed
> seems to be much lower.
>
> I'm not a networks person, but I understand there could
> many factors affecting the speed. There appear to be
> a multitute of different network related commands
> just in base OS. Which should I start with to get
> some idea of the actual network speed? netstat?
> And should I be looking for?
You might also check that all your cables are Cat5e or Cat6. If you have a Category 4 cable in there somewhere it could be causing errors and retries or forcing the network interfaces to revert to a lower speed after enough errors.
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