Re: R8169 speed problem
On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 06:35:58PM +0200, Uwe wrote:
> i encounter speed problems after upgrading from Realtek's 8139 to 8169.
> Seems, that transfer speed dramatically drops to about 5MBit/s.
> Anyone the same problem or idea to further evaluate the problem? I use the
> latest 2.6.11 kernel and modules as they come along.
Gigabit ethernet is very picky about cables. Be sure you use CAT5E
cable, use a fully wired cable, and certainly not a cross cable.
Use ethtool to figure out what's going on.
Erik
--
+-- Erik Mouw -- www.harddisk-recovery.com -- +31 70 370 12 90 --
| Lab address: Delftechpark 26, 2628 XH, Delft, The Netherlands
Reply to: