[SlugBug] FTP strangeness causing rapid hair loss

[Chris J]

And Lo! The Great Prophet Jonathan uttered these words of wisdom:
> 
> So, the question is, why is it happening and how can I get back to the 
> sort of speeds I should have? I've switched ports, cables, NICs (only 
> the same type). I'm running a fully updated XP, FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE with 
> the latest version of proftpd installed with a default configuration. I 
> have no firewall running on either box. Both boxes are saying they are 
> running at 100Mbps, the Lucent at 10Mbps. Unplugging the Lucent (not for 
> long, my LAN doesn't like being an island :) ) makes no difference to 
> the situation. Both boxes are running hardware RAID mirrors and there 
> are no signs of disk problems.
> 

Let's try the software first; use XP's bog standard FTP and look at the 
transfer speeds -- better / worse / or no different. It could be that the 
software ain't too hot :)

Also, the netgear can be ruled out if you have a crossover cable by 
connecting the two machines back-to-back leaving out the router. Although 
TBH it sounds like a software issue - if it was hardware, I'd expect the 
200 you get from 1 FTP to be cut to 66 (ish) between each of three FTP's.

Chris...

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