Hello ... This a disappointing problem because I am trying to upgrade my current non-switched ethernet to a fast ethernet switched environment. Unfortunately, it seems as though I'm only getting roughly 1/10th of the speed that I should theoretically be seeing.
Here's how I have my simplified TCP/IP, peer-to-peer network:
Notebook using Linksys 10/100 PCMCIA NIC <-> 14ft. Cat5e straight-through cable <-> Linksys EZXS88W 10/100 switch <-> 14ft. Cat5e straight-through cable <-> Desktop computer using Netgear 10/100 PCI NIC
(All NICs using latest drivers)
Both NICs and the switch have the 100Mbit activity lights on ... even Win2000 on the notebook indicates 100Mbit. But when I used various files, Qcheck, and NetCPS to test the bandwidth of the network, everything was really running at ~9.5-10Mbits. In reality, I should be seeing around 70-80Mbit of throughput.
So what gives? My cables are fine, my NICs work, and there are no collisions. Is it a faulty switch?
Here's how I have my simplified TCP/IP, peer-to-peer network:
Notebook using Linksys 10/100 PCMCIA NIC <-> 14ft. Cat5e straight-through cable <-> Linksys EZXS88W 10/100 switch <-> 14ft. Cat5e straight-through cable <-> Desktop computer using Netgear 10/100 PCI NIC
(All NICs using latest drivers)
Both NICs and the switch have the 100Mbit activity lights on ... even Win2000 on the notebook indicates 100Mbit. But when I used various files, Qcheck, and NetCPS to test the bandwidth of the network, everything was really running at ~9.5-10Mbits. In reality, I should be seeing around 70-80Mbit of throughput.
So what gives? My cables are fine, my NICs work, and there are no collisions. Is it a faulty switch?