Damn Don...why don't you tell us how you really feel. :P
Thank you, Ron Crumbaker, MCP -----Original Message----- From: Ely, Don [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 8:38 AM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: Full & Half Duplex Why does that matter dumba$$?? It's a network issue... Oh, and you forgot to ask what SP... Crawl back under your rock, I liked you better there... -----Original Message----- From: David Precht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 9:47 AM To: NT 2000 Discussions What OS on the server? on the desktops? --- "Lum, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The scenario: > > 100Mbit copper Ethernet. > Single Dell PowerEgde 4400 w/ integrated Intel NIC. > Linksys EF4124 10/100 full duplex, auto MDI/MDI-X switch. > http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=35&scid=39&prid=473 > > The latest desktops [1] are Dell GX240's/260's with integrated 100Mbit > NIC's and I manually set them to 100Mbit full duplex (same as the > server). > > A user has been complaining about slow LAN access ever since getting a > new Dell GX260 desktop. Copying a 14MB file to the desktop took 20 > seconds. > Going to another PC (GX240) it takes about 2 seconds. Installing the > latest drivers on the 260 didn't fix the problem, but changing it from > full duplex to half duplex did. > > Any ideas why this fix worked? I double checked the GX240 and it's set > to full duplex. Could the switch be the problem? Why would some PC's > "prefer" > half duplex over full? Could it be the cheap switch? > > Dave Lum - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sr. Network Specialist - Textron Financial 503-675-5510 > > [1] PC's bought in the last year > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
