network stalls on Fedora Core 3

[Keith Fetterman]

I'd like to try this.  Do you know to set the speed of a network card in 
FC?  The card that is in my computer is a 3Com Corporation 
3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado]

Sam Williams wrote:
> 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
> 


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