We had the same problem a month ago, the problem is down to the network port negoiation it best to force both ends of the connection to what ever the nic can handle be 100/10 or Full/Half duplex then configure the switch port likewise
Regards Tom PDA Cram Learning on the Move MCSE Prep Tests for the Palm http://www.pdacram.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Staines" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "MSWinNT Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 2:47 PM Subject: Files opening s l o w l y.... > > > OK, Here's a good one. Last weekend My company installed a Cisco 6500 series > switch. (big monster machine, huge back plane, lots of ports) Ever since we > did this we have had a problem opening files in applications off of the > server. When a user tries to open a file IN an application (mostly word and > excel) that is saved on a server, it takes forever to open. If I transfer > the file from the server to the local machine, it opens up just fine in a > few seconds. I looked and found all the servers having this problem, were > running AppleTalk and Mac services. > > Cisco suggested turning off Spanning tree Protocol which I did. but to no > avail. so I took a look with a sniffer. > > When I did a file transfer, the sniffer reported back that the right amount > of data was being transferred (If I moved a file of 7 meg the sniffer showed > a little more then 7 meg of data was transferred between my machine and the > server). When I opened the same file from excel, but off of the server and > not my local machine, the sniffer showed over 35 MEG of data was > transferred! I am at loss, I cant figure where this data came from, and > where it is going. I am more of an old school tech and don't have a lot of > experience with theses switches. Any ideas, suggestions, comments are > welcome/needed. > > Thanks > > Mike Staines. > > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
