Description of problem: Using taroon-beta2. . . Tranferring files from another UNIX server (does not matter; tried AIX, RedhatAS, Redhat9) is really slow. Checked the network setting on both ends using mii-tool and is reported and set correctly (100BaseTx-FD). Cabling has been changed. Had this problem with Redhat9 [and after some searching found] and added the following to /etc/rc.d/init.d/autofs which resolved the problem: localoptions='rsize=8192,wsize=8192'. Tried the same on taroon-beta2, no luck; I get 100KB/s-180KB/s for any file greater than 1MB. Disconnected the machine from the network and connected another machine with the same connect running Redhat9 with the localoptions set and getting 700KB/s-957KB/s consistantly. Removed the HD from taroon-beta2 machine and installed another drive [same model] running Redhat9 with localoptions set and getting 700KB/s-957KB/s consistantly; thus eliminating hardware [Dell Optiplex 240] and network as the possible suspects. Actual results: autofs: localoptions='' 100KB/s-180KB/s localoptions='rsize=8192,wsize=8192' 167KB/s-247KB/s localoptions='rsize=4096,wsize=4096' 167KB/s-247KB/s localoptions='rsize=1024,wsize=1024' 120KB/s-187KB/s localoptions='nfsvers=2,rsize=8192,wsize=8192' 167KB/s-247KB/s localoptions='rsize=8192,wsize=8192,async' 120KB/s-187KB/s Expected results: 700KB/s to >900KB/s Additional information: Cisco switch is not reporting any errors which would indicate a negotiation problem.
What network driver?
The driver is 3c59x.
In Bug 102685 I reported such a problem with the NET 3C59X (3c905B, 3c905 cards). My example shows a very slow FTP. But I see with mii-tool a autonegotiations problem on a 10 MB HUB. Now I have install kernel-2.4.21-1.1931.2.411.ent from RHN, the problem is the same. On Tarron-beta2 CDs there are kernel-2.4.21-1.1931.2.399.ent.
This machine is connected to a Cisco switch and we are not seeing any errors on the port; errors that we'd see if there was a autonegotiation problem. Both kernel-2.4.21-1.1931.2.399.ent and kernel-2.4.21-1.1931.2.411.ent behave this way.
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