SLOW network on FC3 (2nd)

[Bill Gradwohl]

JonVO wrote:

> Loaded Fedora Core 3 on an AMD64, ASUS K8N, installation went pretty 
> well, found the sound card and the network card (NVIDIA chipset), BUT...
> WAN is REALLY slow, such that I cannot update either thru command line 
> or using a browser, it works but is bog slow. Tried external 3COM 
> card, also installed without problems, but it too is very slow. Wait 
> for 20 sec to connect, then downloads are 1-2KB if at all.
> What do I look for for problems? Hosts, DNS, IP's all seem config'd 
> and OK. All the other computers on my network are Win2k, and they are 
> fine. NVIDIA chipset was found an configured (correctly?)
> FC3 computer was connected directly to the cable modem, as well as 
> thru Linksys sswitch and a10/100 hub all with the same result.
> Ideas??
> Have tried 3COM NIC and it installs and works, but also is BOG slow. 
> Every form of network traffic appears to be very slow?  This FC3 
> system will have to go if I can not find a solution.
> Any help appreciated here.
>
Could this be a "window scaling" issue?

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