Re: network stalls on Fedora Core 3

From: Sam Williams (sam_at_mbz.org)
Date: 04/07/05

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Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 21:42:51 -0500

    On Wed, 2005-04-06 at 16:24 -0700, Keith Fetterman wrote:
    > Folks,
    >
    > I am encountering a random problem where network (100BaseT ethernet)
    > connections stall when downloading files. I first noticed a problem
    > when updating my system using up2date. I discovered the update process
    > would hang.
    >
    > I am now seeing the network stalling when I am downloading a large file,
    > roughly 41MB, using scp. The point at which it stalls is random and it
    > doesn't always stall (but it usually does.) When it stalls, it usually
    > stalls after 20-30MB have been transferred.
    >
    > I have Fedora Core 3 installed. I had originally installed Fedora Core
    > 2 and upgraded to 3.
    >
    > I have already tried the following:
    >
    > - different network cable
    > - different port on the switch
    > - different network card, including a different type of card
    >
    > I even changed out the mouse from a ps/2 to a USB.
    >
    > Any ideas on what could be causing this and how to correct would be
    > really appreciated. Or ideas on where to look for troubleshooting ideas.
    >
    > Thanks,
    > Keith

    Keith,

    I've had similar problem when inexpensive switch and/or old network card
    had trouble with automatic negotiation. Got around it by selecting
    specific speed, usually only possible on network card. Usually went for
    10baseT, Full Duplex--not the fastest but reliable.

    Sam 

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