Strange File Copy Issues
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Ok I have a server at home with Server2003 installed. I also have 5 other desktops/laptops that use files off of it (100mbps). About 3 weeks ago I noticed something weird was going on. If I copy files to the server from any of the desktops/laptops the transfer is normal and very quick. However if I copy from the server to any of the desktops/laptops the transfer is extremely slow. IE: a normal 45 second copy takes over 5 to 10 minutes. I installed Ethereal & WinPcap to see what was going on on both a desktop and the server itself. When I copy a file to the server everything is normal looking, however when I copy a file from the server to the desktop I start seeing a large number of TCP Retransmission packets. Seeing as this didn't used to do this, does anyone know of a fix or possible settings I could tweak? No software has been installed other than the occaisonal windows update. And no I don't really want to format. It was a pain to get all 7 HDs and 4 optical drives working the first time...
Found on Bash.org [erno] hm. I've lost a machine.. literally _lost_. it responds to ping, it works completely, I just can't figure out where in my apartment it is.
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Ok I have a server at home with Server2003 installed. I also have 5 other desktops/laptops that use files off of it (100mbps). About 3 weeks ago I noticed something weird was going on. If I copy files to the server from any of the desktops/laptops the transfer is normal and very quick. However if I copy from the server to any of the desktops/laptops the transfer is extremely slow. IE: a normal 45 second copy takes over 5 to 10 minutes. I installed Ethereal & WinPcap to see what was going on on both a desktop and the server itself. When I copy a file to the server everything is normal looking, however when I copy a file from the server to the desktop I start seeing a large number of TCP Retransmission packets. Seeing as this didn't used to do this, does anyone know of a fix or possible settings I could tweak? No software has been installed other than the occaisonal windows update. And no I don't really want to format. It was a pain to get all 7 HDs and 4 optical drives working the first time...
Found on Bash.org [erno] hm. I've lost a machine.. literally _lost_. it responds to ping, it works completely, I just can't figure out where in my apartment it is.
Just one thing to check.. Are all the NICs setup as the same speed and duplex?
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall." George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: If the physicists find a universal theory describing the laws of universe, I'm sure the asshole constant will be an integral part of that theory.
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Just one thing to check.. Are all the NICs setup as the same speed and duplex?
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall." George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: If the physicists find a universal theory describing the laws of universe, I'm sure the asshole constant will be an integral part of that theory.
Yup, 100 Full Mode
Found on Bash.org [erno] hm. I've lost a machine.. literally _lost_. it responds to ping, it works completely, I just can't figure out where in my apartment it is.
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Ok I have a server at home with Server2003 installed. I also have 5 other desktops/laptops that use files off of it (100mbps). About 3 weeks ago I noticed something weird was going on. If I copy files to the server from any of the desktops/laptops the transfer is normal and very quick. However if I copy from the server to any of the desktops/laptops the transfer is extremely slow. IE: a normal 45 second copy takes over 5 to 10 minutes. I installed Ethereal & WinPcap to see what was going on on both a desktop and the server itself. When I copy a file to the server everything is normal looking, however when I copy a file from the server to the desktop I start seeing a large number of TCP Retransmission packets. Seeing as this didn't used to do this, does anyone know of a fix or possible settings I could tweak? No software has been installed other than the occaisonal windows update. And no I don't really want to format. It was a pain to get all 7 HDs and 4 optical drives working the first time...
Found on Bash.org [erno] hm. I've lost a machine.. literally _lost_. it responds to ping, it works completely, I just can't figure out where in my apartment it is.
Well I am just going to reformat, the OS is on a small 40GB partition and nothing else so not a big deal. All Nighter :) w00t!
Found on Bash.org [erno] hm. I've lost a machine.. literally _lost_. it responds to ping, it works completely, I just can't figure out where in my apartment it is.
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Ok I have a server at home with Server2003 installed. I also have 5 other desktops/laptops that use files off of it (100mbps). About 3 weeks ago I noticed something weird was going on. If I copy files to the server from any of the desktops/laptops the transfer is normal and very quick. However if I copy from the server to any of the desktops/laptops the transfer is extremely slow. IE: a normal 45 second copy takes over 5 to 10 minutes. I installed Ethereal & WinPcap to see what was going on on both a desktop and the server itself. When I copy a file to the server everything is normal looking, however when I copy a file from the server to the desktop I start seeing a large number of TCP Retransmission packets. Seeing as this didn't used to do this, does anyone know of a fix or possible settings I could tweak? No software has been installed other than the occaisonal windows update. And no I don't really want to format. It was a pain to get all 7 HDs and 4 optical drives working the first time...
Found on Bash.org [erno] hm. I've lost a machine.. literally _lost_. it responds to ping, it works completely, I just can't figure out where in my apartment it is.
I just resolved a similar issue that turned out to be a hardware problem - a dodgy network cable. The cable had been handmade on site and the connectors were not wired correctly - instead of pin 3 and 6 going into the green twisted pair, pin 3 went into green and pin 6 into blue - the same at both ends. This meant that one of the two circuits was not on a twisted pair but instead split over two. It still made a circuit but the noise was massive - net result was about a speed reduction from 100 to about 5 in ONE DIRECTION ONLY. It certainly caught me out initially. Paul Hooper If you spend your whole life looking over your shoulder, they will get you from the front instead.