Re: [BackupPC-users] new switch, slower backups

2010-01-28 Thread Chris Baker
administrator INTERA -- 512-425-2006 -Original Message- From: Les Mikesell [mailto:lesmikes...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 3:10 PM To: General list for user discussion,questions and support Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] new switch, slower backups l...@consolejunky.net wrote

Re: [BackupPC-users] new switch, slower backups

2010-01-26 Thread Stuart Matthews
Unless you need the teamed NICs for some other reason besides your backups, it doesn't seem like you should even bother with it. Because even at 4MB/second, that is still only 32 Mbit/sec, which a 1Gbps connection can clearly handle just fine. - Stu On 1/23/10 1:10 PM, Les Mikesell wrote:

Re: [BackupPC-users] new switch, slower backups

2010-01-23 Thread Chris Baker
Are you sure the teamed NIC setup matches on the switch and server? It's not likely that you'll ever exceed 1 gig throughput with backuppc anyway. What do you mean by matches? Throughput for this server is generally below average. Some of my older workstations can get 4 MB/sec. This server

Re: [BackupPC-users] new switch, slower backups

2010-01-23 Thread Les Mikesell
Chris Baker wrote: Are you sure the teamed NIC setup matches on the switch and server? It's not likely that you'll ever exceed 1 gig throughput with backuppc anyway. What do you mean by matches? Teamed NICs need to be configured at both host and switch ends and at least on the linux

Re: [BackupPC-users] new switch, slower backups

2010-01-23 Thread klemens
Am Samstag, den 23.01.2010, 11:54 -0600 schrieb Les Mikesell: or something like that ? linuxpc: # mii-tool eth0 eth0: negotiated 100baseTx-FD flow-control, link ok A common cause of very slow networking is having one of the connections configured for 'full duplex' where the other end is set

Re: [BackupPC-users] new switch, slower backups

2010-01-23 Thread leen
On 01/23/2010 07:29 PM, klemens wrote: Am Samstag, den 23.01.2010, 11:54 -0600 schrieb Les Mikesell: or something like that ? linuxpc: # mii-tool eth0 eth0: negotiated 100baseTx-FD flow-control, link ok Add a -v for more information: eth0: negotiated 100baseTx-FD, link ok product

Re: [BackupPC-users] new switch, slower backups

2010-01-23 Thread Les Mikesell
l...@consolejunky.net wrote: On 01/23/2010 07:29 PM, klemens wrote: Am Samstag, den 23.01.2010, 11:54 -0600 schrieb Les Mikesell: or something like that ? linuxpc: # mii-tool eth0 eth0: negotiated 100baseTx-FD flow-control, link ok Add a -v for more information: eth0:

Re: [BackupPC-users] new switch, slower backups

2010-01-22 Thread Les Mikesell
Chris Baker wrote: I installed some new Dell gigabit switches about a month ago. My performance on backing up server has actually gotten worse. It's a server with about 650 GB. It runs Windows 2003 and has gigabit network cards that I have teamed. My BackupPC server also has teamed network