[lug] Server slows down Internet

[David L. Anselmi]

Gordon Golding wrote:
>  I have network with PCs and a server on it.
> 
> Every once in awhile, the network slows down.
> 
> We've had trouble with old hubs before, but this looks like a connection to the server.
> 
> If I unplug and re-plug the cable into the server, the network seems to recover.

Is it a hub, or a switch?  Is there only one?

Does the server have more than one network connection?

ntop or a sniffer (especially on the server) might give useful information.

Dave