Aaron Wilson writes: > However if I use gftp to download files, transfers speeds are appallingly > slow. Even over the LAN. > We're talking almost dialup speeds. A simple 5meg mp3 file can take up to 20 > minutes to download from a machine on the LAN. Happens at home on 10Mbit LAN > or at work on 100Mbit LAN.
That sounds like a broken network interface. A common reason for a problem like this is that the duplex setting on the interface is incorrect. The right way to deal with duplex (in general) is to leave it enabled and let it do its thing. A well-known failure mode is that if you force full duplex on one side, and the other side of the connection is set to negotiate, the IEEE standards _require_ that the other side fall into half-duplex mode. This causes rotten performance, just as you describe. So, don't do that. Checking 'netstat -i' and the kstats for your adapter might be a good place to start. (You might want to try over in [EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun Microsystems / 1 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
