In news:5vudnQkWY_wNbejZRVn-(E-Mail Removed),
Frankster <(E-Mail Removed)> typed:
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <(E-Mail Removed) ahoo.com> wrote in
> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>
>> In news:(E-Mail Removed),
>> Mark Pfeifer <(E-Mail Removed)> typed:
>>> I am having an issue when uploading files and here is what I am
>>> seeing:
>>> 1. NIC - Set to Auto Negotiate for Duplex and Speed (Switch at auto)
>>> File upload works on some files but a 60K bmp fails everytime.
>>>
>>> 2. NIC - Set to 100/Full (switch at auto)
>>> Performance is VERY slow and the uploads work more but larger
>>> files time out with "web server is busy"
>>>
>>> 3. NIC - Set to 100/Half (switch at auto)
>>> Same as auto
>>>
>>> Is it best to set the switch to full duplex and the nic at 100 full
>>> as well?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mark
>>
>> I personally like to lock all NICs down at 100/full....including
>> switch ports if possible.
>>
>
> One of my client's was complaining of "slow network" (yeah, I know!).
> Anyway, all file transfers and other server access for running
> programs over the wire to the server was slow. After
> troubleshooting, I learned that someone had hardcoded 100/full in the
> server NIC setting and it was causing tons of errors and re-sends. I
> guess something somewhere didn't support 100/full. I changed it to
> auto-sense and the network speed literally doubled!
>
> Moral of the story... you better stick around to test your results
> before you move away from auto-sense. Sticking around to monitor
> stuff like this is often something that "hit and run" (my words)
> consultants like myself cannot usually do.
>
> -Frank
Agreed. Much depends on the cabling, and the switch, and the NIC at the
other end of the switch. 9 times out of 10, hard-coding 100/full works
better for me than auto...but not always.
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