From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from user-0c99bpv.cable.mindspring.com ([24.148.175.63] helo=taylor.homelinux.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1DuzUd-0003Se-00 for ; Tue, 19 Jul 2005 17:19:11 -0400 Received: from lorenzo by taylor.homelinux.net with local (Exim 4.52) id 1DuzUa-0005PH-Le for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Tue, 19 Jul 2005 17:19:11 -0400 Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 17:19:08 -0400 From: Lorenzo Taylor To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Message-ID: <20050719211908.GA21538@taylor.homelinux.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-action=pgp-signed Content-Disposition: inline OS: Debian GNU/Linux Unstable (Sid) Linux-Kernel: 2.6.11-1-k7 Linux-User: 346322 (http://counter.li.org) User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: lorenzo@taylor.homelinux.net X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on taylor.homelinux.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.1 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.0.4 X-SA-Exim-Version: 4.2 (built Thu, 03 Mar 2005 10:44:12 +0100) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes (on taylor.homelinux.net) Subject: network speed question X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:19:11 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I have a PC that I am using as a router/firewall. It has 2 network cards, the second of which (eth1) is used to connect directly to my laptop using a crossover network cable. The connection does work. The only problem is that my connection speed never exceeds 425KB/s in either direction. My connection to the internet is a full 5 megabits download speed. But my laptop won't receive data faster than 4.5KB/s either from the internet or directly from the PC, and it can't send at a faster speed either. The only way I could increase the speed between the 2 computers was to adjust the MTU to 100 on both connected interfaces. That gave me a maximum connection speed of about 850KB/s but it slowed my laptop's connection down to about 50KB/s. Both the PC and laptop are running Debian with a 2.6.11 kernel, but I have had similar experiences with other distributions and both 2.4 and 2.6 kernels. It is interesting to note, also, that I once had a laptop that was running WinXP and FC3 at different times in its life. FC3 gave me the same problem and WinXP gave me about a 20MB/s connection going into the laptop and a 70KB/s connection going to the PC. Any help to clear up this problem is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Lorenzo - -- - -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s:+ a- C+++ UL++++ P+ L+++ E- W++ N o K- w--- O M V- PS+++ PE Y+ PGP++ t++ 5+ X+ R tv-- b++ DI-- D+ G e* h---- r+++ y+++ - ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFC3W5MG9IpekrhBfIRAnOGAJ91/d4i4bLKKkAGg+P/DHwDkVun7gCgxapg aOBPDUfuHIC9RueggmQwVsU= =+pEv -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----