decreasing network speed

[Guest Sean]

Hi!

I've been having problems with my 9.1 release.

It seems that the network connection dies or just slows down during data transfer. Tried with an ftp client and with samba, both max out the LAN at first but after some time the speed decreases right down to ~4kb/s.

Tried the search but couldn't find any solution to my problem.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

cheers, sean

[Gowator]

Try some diagnostics whilst running the ftp.

 

Open a second terminal and run a ping to the same host to the ftp and see if the ping time increases or not.

 

Im presuming your using the CLI ftp, not some weird graphic tool?

 

Also I presume your using a wondows PC at the other end since your using SAMBA. What other protcols do you have apart from TCP/IP ???

 

Try a recursive ftp from the MDK box. I.e. ftp yourself!

Does this also slow down ????

 

Forget SAMBA until this is working becuase to many other parameters....

Is it the NW or is it some protocol ????

 

Slim it down to pure TCP/IP and you'll find out which it is.

 

Also HOW are they connected and what other PC's are connected to.

Try and be explicit as you can.....

 

Things like this are tricky becuase of the shere possibilties ... if it didn't work thats one thing but working slowly is a real pain!!!!!

[chris z]

i don't know much about networking problems, but, give the following link a look. it's got lot's of useful info on networking, speed tweaks, etc. maybe you'll find something useful there.....

 

http://www.psc.edu/networking/perf_tune.html

 

Chris