[olug] nic card transfer rate capabilities

Phil Brutsche phil at brutsche.us
Fri Jul 22 22:22:42 UTC 2005


Eric P wrote:
> Is there somewhere in /proc that'll tell me the if a nic card is just
> 10 Base-T or if it can handle 10 Base-T / 100 Base-TX transfer rates?
> 
> I've got a box that seems awfully slow transferring larger files on
> the network, and I wonder if I just have an old nic card in it.

If the switch is managed check it for errors on that port, there may be
a speed/duplex mismatch.

-- 

Phil Brutsche
phil at brutsche.us



More information about the OLUG mailing list