Very poor network performance

[Mildlyamused]

I'm currently downloading (copying) at the speed of 35KB/s on my 100base network, on client computer with a 10base card.

 

[LBmtb]

Downloading from the internet or from another computer on the LAN? Do you get that speed from all downloads or from a specific place?

 

[Mildlyamused]

another computer on the lan

 

[LBmtb]

That's a bit wierd. How's the cabling? Configuration on each computer?

 

[spidey07]

check cabling and make sure all cards are set to autonegotiate speed/duplex

 

[ktwebb]

I disagree to a small extent with that. Auto Negotiate can actually introduce issues. Typically no but I would start with the opposite philosophy if I were looking at that as a potential problem. Force 10 Mb half and work your way up through speeds and duplex settings. I would however check your cabling first as already suggested. Change ports on the switch your using as well if you have any ports open. That's unlikely but troubleshooting is process of elimination.

 

[nweaver]

I would CHANGE the netotiation settings, if it's 100/full, change to 100 Auto, or vice versa.

 

[ktwebb]

And that may work. Personally I like to just take it all the way down. If it works on 10/Half then you know it's not the card, the cable, the switch port, etc... then start working your way back up the ladder.

 

[Mildlyamused]

I'm telling you that on computer on one end of the 100Mb switch is 10Mb so that obviously won't work, and I don't know if changing the other system to 10Mb as well will help. Its on auto negotiation for all the systems.

 

[spidey07]

gotcha. sounds like you have a duplex mismatch then. The port on the switch is running one way and the network card another.

One the 10 Base-T computer - does it not support 10/100? If not play around with setting it to full or half duplex. Ideally you leave the switch port and network card to auto or hard set the switch port and NIC, but not hard set one and leave the other at auto. Anyway you can set the speed/duplex on the switch to match the NICs capabilities?

The end goal here is to make sure the switch port and NIC operate in the same mode.