[olug] Full Duplex - NIC

Obi-Wan obiwan at jedi.com
Thu Feb 4 05:09:13 UTC 2010


> I checked my Nic on my server and it run full duplex. I noticed that I 
> was running two machines with XDMCP disable it on both machines and 
> still not getting any faster. I took off a switch on my network still 
> not any faster. Any thoughts.

What's your MTU set to on the problem computer?  I've found that
sometimes lowering it a bit from the default setting makes a huge
improvement in transfer speed.  Google can help you with specifics.

-- 
Ben "Obi-Wan" Hollingsworth                             obiwan at jedi.com
   The stuff of earth competes for the allegiance I owe only to the
     Giver of all good things, so if I stand, let me stand on the
       promise that You will pull me through.  -- Rich Mullins



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