Re: [gentoo-user] Slow data transfer over network

2005-05-29 Thread Stuart Howard
Well I am now officially confused. I have found a way that means I can get by with the system as it is, not ideal of course as I would prfer to understand why and what the prolem is rather than just get around it. I have now found that if I initiate a transfer using a command such as cp on the gen

Re: [gentoo-user] Slow data transfer over network

2005-05-28 Thread A. Khattri
On Sat, 28 May 2005, Stuart Howard wrote: > lsmod returns "tulip" > > The switch is :- > > Supports 4 10/100 Auto MDI-X > Ethernet switch ports and 1 Line > port > > > and using "modinfo tulip" I get > [EMAIL PROTECTED] stuart # modinfo tulip > author: The Linux Kernel Team > description:

Re: [gentoo-user] Slow data transfer over network

2005-05-28 Thread dannycat
Should you try add the 2 XP entries to /etc/resolv.conf, so that samba can works more comfortable? Stuart Howard wrote: >Hi > >I have a small LAN at home with 2 winXP and 1 Gentoo [genstu] machines >connected through a combined ADSLrouter etc. >I have a problem whereby, I seem to have very slow d

Re: [gentoo-user] Slow data transfer over network

2005-05-28 Thread Stuart Howard
lsmod returns "tulip" The switch is :- Supports 4 10/100 Auto MDI-X Ethernet switch ports and 1 Line port and using "modinfo tulip" I get [EMAIL PROTECTED] stuart # modinfo tulip author: The Linux Kernel Team description:Digital 21*4* Tulip ethernet driver license:GPL versi

Re: [gentoo-user] Slow data transfer over network

2005-05-28 Thread A. Khattri
On Sat, 28 May 2005, Stuart Howard wrote: > yes it has a built in switch [Linksys WAG54G] > and unfortunaltly Is it a 100Mbps switch? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] stuart # mii-diag > Using the default interface 'eth0'. > SIOCGMIIPHY on eth0 failed: Operation not supported > > ^^ prehaps this is relavent

Re: [gentoo-user] Slow data transfer over network

2005-05-28 Thread Stuart Howard
yes it has a built in switch [Linksys WAG54G] and unfortunaltly [EMAIL PROTECTED] stuart # mii-diag Using the default interface 'eth0'. SIOCGMIIPHY on eth0 failed: Operation not supported ^^ prehaps this is relavent ? also eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:E0:4C:A2:28:FF

Re: [gentoo-user] Slow data transfer over network

2005-05-28 Thread A. Khattri
On Sat, 28 May 2005, Stuart Howard wrote: > I have a small LAN at home with 2 winXP and 1 Gentoo [genstu] machines > connected through a combined ADSLrouter etc. > I have a problem whereby, I seem to have very slow data transfer > speeds between my Gentoo machine and my XP machines as a guide here

[gentoo-user] Slow data transfer over network

2005-05-28 Thread Stuart Howard
Hi I have a small LAN at home with 2 winXP and 1 Gentoo [genstu] machines connected through a combined ADSLrouter etc. I have a problem whereby, I seem to have very slow data transfer speeds between my Gentoo machine and my XP machines as a guide here are some figures Transfer of a 66Mb file :- X