Ignition (was Re: tftp config problem (ltsp))
Coleman Kane
cokane at cokane.org
Sun Nov 11 11:29:50 EST 2007
Ben Scott wrote:
> On Nov 10, 2007 5:05 PM, Michael ODonnell <michael.odonnell at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> all I said was that problems like bitrate mismatches at
>> the PHY level or receiver overruns due to protocol errors
>> are "unlikely" to be the culprit.
>>
>
> They may be "unlikely", but they sure do happen a lot.
>
> When these problems happen, the cards usually talk just fine, and
> you can usually "ping" and do other simple diagnostics, but put a
> heavy traffic load on and everything goes to hell.
>
> I suspect it's that one end can send so much faster than the other
> that buffers fill up and frames start getting dropped by the switch.
> The Ethernet stuff is all Working As Designed, but that doesn't mean
> your computers will successfully transfer data.
>
> -- Ben
>
Have you looked into the ethernet switch as the culprit, rather than the
cards / drivers themselves?
--
Coleman Kane
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