gigalan running at 30% speed,,,, WHY?
Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2004 3:01 am
ok this isnt for me its for a buddy who just got his gigalan set up.
he has a server which he runs and also a desktop , they are both connected to the netgear GS605 Gigalan Switch, which in turn is connected to a Linksys 5 port router.
Server NIC - Netgear GA311
Desktop NIC - Onboard Realtek 10/100/1000
Router - Linksys BEFW1154
Switch - Netgear GS605
Both PC's Running XP Pro
Whenever he enables Jumbo frames in the NIC properties his LAN goes "MUTE" - Mute meaning he can see his server but can not remote into it.
but he does not loose internet.
the netgear gigalan application says he is running at 33% bandwidth when testing LAN speeds with large files, rinning something like 280mbps
The more he messes with it the worse he gets and right now he is running less than 100mbit.
the netgear switch has NO web interface for administering the switch. which is a total pile of poo and netgear took the cheap way out.
Help me help him out.
none of the NIC properties that he changes helps, infact it either kills his LAN or makes it worse. it seems like he can NOT run Jumbo frames or it dies. which is wrong since gigalans use jumbo frames.
what settings in his NIC properties should he use and what tweaks can he use in order to maximise his gigalan while still maintaining his speeds for internet.
i dont want and he dont want these tweaks to be so high that it causes his internet to go to hell.
can you gents help.
he has a server which he runs and also a desktop , they are both connected to the netgear GS605 Gigalan Switch, which in turn is connected to a Linksys 5 port router.
Server NIC - Netgear GA311
Desktop NIC - Onboard Realtek 10/100/1000
Router - Linksys BEFW1154
Switch - Netgear GS605
Both PC's Running XP Pro
Whenever he enables Jumbo frames in the NIC properties his LAN goes "MUTE" - Mute meaning he can see his server but can not remote into it.
but he does not loose internet.
the netgear gigalan application says he is running at 33% bandwidth when testing LAN speeds with large files, rinning something like 280mbps
The more he messes with it the worse he gets and right now he is running less than 100mbit.
the netgear switch has NO web interface for administering the switch. which is a total pile of poo and netgear took the cheap way out.
Help me help him out.
none of the NIC properties that he changes helps, infact it either kills his LAN or makes it worse. it seems like he can NOT run Jumbo frames or it dies. which is wrong since gigalans use jumbo frames.
what settings in his NIC properties should he use and what tweaks can he use in order to maximise his gigalan while still maintaining his speeds for internet.
i dont want and he dont want these tweaks to be so high that it causes his internet to go to hell.
can you gents help.