Re: network stalls on Fedora Core 3

akonstam_at_trinity.edu
Date: 04/07/05

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    On Wed, Apr 06, 2005 at 04:24:36PM -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
    This happens to me all the time. I assume it has to do with the
    servers business. If you are going to a server that is serving a large
    number of requests, that is the time I see this happening.
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