[lug] Server slows down Internet

[Dan Ferris]

Check your speed / duplex settings.

If you can force both the switch and server to 100 / full I would do it. 
   I see autonegotion fail all the time.

David L. Anselmi wrote:
> 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
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