Stephen Carville wrote:
> metronumic wrote:
> >
> > LF,
> >
> > I had a similar problem, only i was getting 50% packet
> > loss. Id check the irq settings and make sure they are
> > right. Also, for a explanation, Full duplex is where both
> > sides "talk" at the same time. Half duplex is where one
> > waits for the other to finish "talking" (sloowww).
>
> Pedant point. I have run actual tests on my employer's network using
> Cisco 5500 switches and Intel Ether Express 100 Mbps cards. The
> difference in file transfer rates between full and half duplex is
> about 20% max.
>
> Stephen Carville
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> There are two kinds of people: those who do the work and those
> who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less
> competition there.
> Indira Gandhi
I am not having a small degragtion in speed, I'm haveing a dramatic
problem here. It's not something that I can live with. (15 hours to
transfer a 1.5 meg file is rediculous) there is a problem here. and it
only is on the rx side of the card
