The device is now updating the firmware......and there are no packets lost
on pings to the device or pings from the device.

Mark

On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 2:53 PM, Michael Butash <[email protected]> wrote:

> Unless you have a managed switch, don't force negotiation, as it'll just
> cause the switch to run in 10base/half-duplex (lowest common denominator)
> when there is no negotiation advertised.  It's sitting in 100/full already,
> which is what you want.
>
> If you do ifconfig eth0, do you see any errors?  Collisions and CRC errors
> will stack if there is a negotiation problem.  Seems like either the switch
> or phy port on the mybook is wack, but doesn't make a lot of sense you'd
> lose that much anyways.  Try different switch port/cable if there are
> errors.
>
> Have you tried pinging from the mbl itself to the gateway or other hosts?
>  Could be they have some kind of input iptables filter
> rate-limiting/shaping packets or some such, but unlikely.
>
> -mb
>
>
>
> On 07/01/2012 02:39 PM, Mark Phillips wrote:
>
>> I was able to ssh into the MBL and it has ethtool installed -
>>
>> MyBookLive:~# ethtool eth0
>> Settings for eth0:
>>      Supported ports: [ MII ]
>>      Supported link modes:   10baseT/Full
>>                              100baseT/Full
>>                              1000baseT/Full
>>      Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
>>      Advertised link modes:  10baseT/Full
>>                              100baseT/Full
>>                              1000baseT/Full
>>      Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
>>      Speed: 100Mb/s
>>      Duplex: Full
>>      Port: MII
>>      PHYAD: 1
>>      Transceiver: external
>>      Auto-negotiation: on
>>      Link detected: yes
>> MyBookLive:~#
>>
>> So, it should work on 100baeT. Any thoughts on why I am loosing so many
>> packets?
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 2:09 PM, Mark Phillips
>> <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:mark@**phillipsmarketing.biz<[email protected]>>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>     So I need to run this on the MLB?
>>
>>     Mark
>>
>>     On Jul 1, 2012 1:36 PM, "James Mcphee" <[email protected]
>>     <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>
>>         As such.  You need to use whatever eth device you have, of course.
>>
>>         jmcphee@locus ~ :) $ sudo ethtool eth2
>>         Settings for eth2:
>>                  Supported ports: [ TP MII ]
>>                  Supported link modes:   10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
>>                                          100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
>>                                          1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full
>>                  Supported pause frame use: No
>>                  Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
>>                  Advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
>>                                          100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
>>                                          1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full
>>                  Advertised pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only
>>                  Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
>>                  Link partner advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half
>>         10baseT/Full
>>                                                       100baseT/Half
>>         100baseT/Full
>>                  Link partner advertised pause frame use: Symmetric
>>                  Link partner advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
>>                  Speed: 100Mb/s
>>                  Duplex: Full
>>                  Port: MII
>>                  PHYAD: 0
>>                  Transceiver: internal
>>                  Auto-negotiation: on
>>                  Supports Wake-on: pumbg
>>                  Wake-on: g
>>                  Current message level: 0x00000033 (51)
>>                                         drv probe ifdown ifup
>>                  Link detected: yes
>>
>>
>>         On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Mark Phillips
>>         <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:mark@**phillipsmarketing.biz<[email protected]>
>> >>
>>
>>         wrote:
>>
>>             How do I use ethtool to answer your question?
>>
>>             Mark
>>
>>
>>             On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 12:52 PM, James Mcphee
>>             <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>
>>                 What does ethtool tell you about what the interface
>>                 thinks it is?
>>
>>                 On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Mark Phillips
>>                 <[email protected]
>>                 
>> <mailto:mark@**phillipsmarketing.biz<[email protected]>>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>                     I have a 100baseT network with several Debian
>>                     servers, a mac book, and some virtual windows. I
>>                     just picked up a Western Digital My Book Live (MBL)
>>                     2TB NAS at Costco, and powered it up on my network.
>>                     The unit is just sitting with its green light on,
>>                     and the web interface is really slow. When I ping
>>                     the device, it shows somewhere from 50% to 86%
>>                     packet loss. If I ping any other computer on the
>>                     network I have 0% packet loss. I have tried moving
>>                     the device to different physical plugs, and I get
>>                     the same results.
>>
>>                     ping results for the MBL from server A:
>>                     --- 192.168.25.213 ping statistics ---
>>                     330 packets transmitted, 152 received, 53% packet
>>                     loss, time 329555ms
>>                     rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.208/0.273/0.650/0.048 ms
>>
>>                     --- 192.168.25.213 ping statistics from server B ---
>>                     254 packets transmitted, 120 received, 52% packet
>>                     loss, time 252998ms
>>                     rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.196/0.264/2.499/0.206 ms
>>
>>
>>                     ping results for  server A to B:
>>                     --- 192.168.25.130 ping statistics ---
>>                     340 packets transmitted, 340 received, 0% packet
>>                     loss, time 338996ms
>>                     rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.080/0.177/0.246/0.030 ms
>>
>>                     The device says gigabit Ethernet next to the
>>                     Ethernet port. Is there any reason I can't connect a
>>                     gigabit Ethernet device to a 100baseT network other
>>                     than the obvious speed difference? Should I see all
>>                     this packet loss? This is actually the second unit I
>>                     have tried - the first one acted the same way, so I
>>                     took it back. I am now wondering if I am doing
>>                     something wrong.
>>
>>
>>                     Thanks!
>>
>>                     Mark
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