ifconfig on the client box reports errors:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:A0:CC:27:4D:36
inet addr:192.168.0.27 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING PROMISC MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:2705 errors:179 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:179
TX packets:3160 errors:1 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:1
collisions:14
Interrupt:10 Base address:0xd000
On the server side it does not show anything wrong.
By the way I just found out that the problem is one-way: using ftp on client to
get a file from the server is slow. Using ftp one the server to get a file from
the client gives .8 Mb/sec.
On Mar 31, 11:08am, Barry Treahy wrote:
> Subject: Re: Slow ethernet LAN
> What is ifconfig and netstat -i reporting to you? Are you loosing packets?
> Errors?
>
> Barry
>
> Stavros Kassinos wrote:
>
> > I have a home LAN comprising of 2 linux boxes (Box-1 and Box-2). They are
both
> > running RedHat Linux 5.2 . The two machines are connected with 100base-T
> > ethernet via a hub. Box-1 is the server connected to the ISP via DSL.
> >
> > I am using masquerating and ip-forwarding on Box-1 the server. Everything
seems
> > to work ok, both machines see each other and the world. From the client
machine
> > I can ping, telnet and ftp to machines outside the LAN.
> >
> > PROBLEM: The connection, even the local one just between Box-1 and Box-2,
is
> > slow. FTP transfer rates are only 1-5Kb/sec!!
> >
> > Does anybody have any suggestions where the problem lies?
> >
> > Thank you for any response.
> >
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