nosp <nosp@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Sorry if this has been suggested already, but with nfs using UDP rather > than TCP have you considered checking for a bad network cable? I and > others have had this exact symptom that was caused by a bad network > cable. You don't notice the problem with TCP shell connections because > TCP is concealing the failures that UDP can't deal with. Well, that was worth a try and easily done so changed both cables one at time and found no appreciable difference in trans rate. Still slower than the second coming.