At 10:42 2000-12-07 -0900, you wrote:
Did the speed decrease happen between the backup switch and the
basement switch? or was that within one switch?
I haven't done so much research on this topic since it came so
unexpectedley. I have LOADS of stuff to do so the good old phrase "if it
works
It could be half-duplex vs full-duplex on the 100Mb connections.
If one switch port is trying to talk at full-duplex, but the other side of
the connection (other switch's port) is trying to talk half-duplex, then
performance drops dramatically.
If the switches are configurable (managed), ensure
Did the speed decrease happen between the backup switch and the
basement switch? or was that within one switch?
Take a look at duplexing if you are crossing over the switches. Make
sure everything got set to either half or full (one OR the other).
Be sure that the duplexing between the