have you swapped the cables around? On Sunday 03 November 2002 01:37 pm, Miark wrote: > > what is the network card in the desktop? > > Allied Telesyn AT-2500TX (RTL-8139/8139C). > > > and have you tried swapping ports on your hub/switch??? > > Yes--no change. > > Thanks, Frank. > > Miark > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of Miark > > Sent: Sunday, 3 November 2002 12:03 PM > > To: Newbie > > Subject: [newbie] Dog-slow networking > > > > > > I have four machines on my home network: a routing machine, and > > three boxes. When I download from the Internet to my laptop, it's > > as fast as my cable service: 180KB/sec. When I download to > > my desktop, it's 4.5KB/sec, and stalls frequently. I thought it was > > a fluke. So when I FTPed from the laptop to my desktop--yes, across my > > network--it's 4.5K and stall frequently. > > > > There's obviously something _seriously_ wrong with my desktop, but > > what could it be? Both it and my laptop are running 9.0. I tried > > rebooting, but it made no difference. > > > > Help! > > Miark
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