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
