Mike, we had a problem that sounds very much like yours. We aren't using the AppleTalk or Mac services, but are using Ethernet via Cisco switches. Our problem was in the negotiations of the Speed and Duplex of the connection. Both the switch and the workstaion were set to Auto Negotiate and we would end up with one at 100 and half duplex and the other at 100 and full duplex and this would cause all kinds of extra traffic because both the switch and the workstation were not set at the same rates. We were able to fix the problem by setting both the switch port and the workstation to the same speed and duplex settings. This was a knowen problem with some Cisco Switches. Hope this helps
Stanley Pritchet "Mike Staines" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@ls.swynk.com on 02/27/2002 08:47:02 AM Please respond to "NT 2000 Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "NT 2000 Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: 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]
