I changed the driver from e100 to eepro100 with no change in network speed.
Even when I use the on-board NIC (Marvell) I get slow speeds so I don't think it's related to the driver of the NIC. Could the IRQ that my NIC is assigned make a difference? I also noticed for the 'cat /proc/interrupts' that PCLinuxOS is using IO-APIC-level vs Debian's IO-APIC-fasteoi. Could that be my problem and how can I change it? -----Original Message----- From: Eric Estes Sent: Thu 9/27/2007 11:34 AM To: 'debian-user@lists.debian.org' Subject: Slow Network Connection I just purchased a Shuttle XPC SN27P2 barebones system. Chipset: North Bridge - Nvidia nForce 570 Ultra Onboard NIC: Marvell 88E1116(10/100/1000Mbps) - I also added a Intel Dual-Server NIC and disabled the Marvell I tried installing Debian 4.0r0, 4.0r1 and a nightly test build and they all suffer from the same problem; an extremely slow connection to the internet (about dial-up speed - I have a 5Meg cable connection). Yet, if I boot off of a PCLinuxOS Live CD the network works perfectly. I've changed cables and network cards with no luck. I'm hoping someone here will see something that I've overlooked. Thank you. Here is the output of a 'cat /proc/interrupts' (Debian): [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /proc/interrupts CPU0 CPU1 0: 84 1 IO-APIC-edge timer 1: 0 2 IO-APIC-edge i8042 6: 0 2 IO-APIC-edge floppy 8: 0 0 IO-APIC-edge rtc 9: 0 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi acpi 12: 0 4 IO-APIC-edge i8042 14: 0 764 IO-APIC-edge ide0 16: 0 257 IO-APIC-fasteoi ehci_hcd:usb1, HDA Intel 17: 2 1401 IO-APIC-fasteoi ohci_hcd:usb2 18: 0 36 IO-APIC-fasteoi eth1 19: 0 63 IO-APIC-fasteoi eth2 20: 0 2 IO-APIC-fasteoi ohci1394 21: 0 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi libata 22: 2 5733 IO-APIC-fasteoi libata NMI: 0 0 LOC: 5171 8933 ERR: 1 MIS: 0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ Here is the output of a 'cat /proc/interrupts' (PCLinuxOS): [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# cat /proc/interrupts CPU0 CPU1 0: 39309 2494 IO-APIC-edge timer 6: 1 1 IO-APIC-edge floppy 8: 3 2 IO-APIC-edge rtc 9: 0 0 IO-APIC-level acpi 14: 4486 1 IO-APIC-edge ide0 16: 1146 1 IO-APIC-level libata, HDA Intel 17: 555 1 IO-APIC-level libata 18: 682 1 IO-APIC-level ohci_hcd:usb1 19: 2 1 IO-APIC-level ehci_hcd:usb2 20: 2 1 IO-APIC-level ohci1394 21: 29 1 IO-APIC-level eth0 22: 61 1 IO-APIC-level eth1 NMI: 0 0 LOC: 41779 41767 ERR: 1 MIS: 0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# Here is the output of the 'lspci' (Debian): [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lspci 00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller (rev a1) 00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 LPC Bridge (rev a2) 00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SMBus (rev a2) 00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller (rev a2) 00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a1) 00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a2) 00:04.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 IDE (rev a1) 00:05.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2) 00:05.1 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2) 00:06.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI bridge (rev a2) 00:06.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP55 High Definition Audio (rev a2) 00:0f.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2) 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control 01:06.0 PCI bridge: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21152 (rev 03) 01:08.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 80) 02:04.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 05) 02:05.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 05) 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0421 (rev a1) [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ Here is the output of the 'lspci' (PCLinuxOS): [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# lspci 00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller (rev a1) 00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 LPC Bridge (rev a2) 00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SMBus (rev a2) 00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller (rev a2) 00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a1) 00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a2) 00:04.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 IDE (rev a1) 00:05.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2) 00:05.1 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2) 00:06.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI bridge (rev a2) 00:06.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP55 High Definition Audio (rev a2) 00:0f.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2) 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control 01:06.0 PCI bridge: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21152 (rev 03) 01:08.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 80) 02:04.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 05) 02:05.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 05) 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0421 (rev a1) [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# Here is the output of a 'lsmod' (Debian): [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lsmod Module Size Used by ipv6 238688 10 ppdev 8900 0 parport_pc 33124 0 lp 11172 0 parport 34056 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp button 8272 0 ac 5508 0 battery 10308 0 powernow_k8 14400 1 cpufreq_ondemand 8204 1 cpufreq_powersave 2112 0 cpufreq_conservative 7176 0 cpufreq_stats 5440 0 freq_table 4832 3 powernow_k8,cpufreq_ondemand,cpufreq_stats cpufreq_userspace 4448 0 dm_snapshot 16740 0 dm_mirror 20564 0 dm_mod 53132 2 dm_snapshot,dm_mirror sbp2 21764 0 loop 16328 0 snd_hda_intel 20632 1 snd_hda_codec 198976 1 snd_hda_intel snd_pcm_oss 39904 0 snd_mixer_oss 15744 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm 72388 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss snd_timer 21188 1 snd_pcm rtc 13016 0 i2c_nforce2 6016 0 snd 48612 8 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_ oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer shpchp 31316 0 pci_hotplug 29440 1 shpchp k8temp 5888 0 psmouse 35336 0 serio_raw 6916 0 pcspkr 3456 0 i2c_core 20928 1 i2c_nforce2 soundcore 7712 1 snd snd_page_alloc 9800 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm tsdev 7872 0 eth1394 18820 0 evdev 9536 4 ext3 122312 1 jbd 55720 1 ext3 mbcache 8452 1 ext3 ide_cd 37024 0 cdrom 33120 1 ide_cd sd_mod 20352 3 generic 5124 0 [permanent] amd74xx 13660 0 [permanent] ide_core 115656 3 ide_cd,generic,amd74xx usbhid 23840 0 hid 24192 1 usbhid sata_nv 19588 2 ohci1394 32944 0 ata_generic 8388 0 e100 33288 0 mii 5696 1 e100 ohci_hcd 19972 0 floppy 55300 0 ieee1394 90872 3 sbp2,eth1394,ohci1394 libata 110420 2 sata_nv,ata_generic scsi_mod 134412 3 sbp2,sd_mod,libata ehci_hcd 31116 0 usbcore 123976 4 usbhid,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd thermal 14472 0 processor 31240 2 powernow_k8,thermal fan 5188 0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ Here is the output of a 'lsmod' (PCLinuxOS): [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# lsmod Module Size Used by eepro100 31728 0 mii 5760 1 eepro100 af_packet 22120 2 ipv6 257888 14 snd_seq_dummy 3908 0 snd_seq_oss 32512 0 snd_seq_midi_event 7616 1 snd_seq_oss snd_seq 52272 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq_device 8268 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq snd_pcm_oss 43072 0 snd_mixer_oss 16608 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_hda_intel 19320 1 snd_hda_codec 163072 1 snd_hda_intel snd_pcm 76868 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec snd_timer 22884 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm video 15108 0 thermal 13544 0 snd_page_alloc 10152 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm sbs 14372 0 i2c_ec 5120 1 sbs fan 4804 0 snd 52708 11 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd _mixer_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm,snd _timer soundcore 9824 1 snd container 4448 0 button 6640 0 battery 9636 0 ac 5188 0 binfmt_misc 11912 1 dm_mirror 21616 0 dm_mod 56440 1 dm_mirror martian_dev 19156 0 mmc_block 8136 0 sdhci 18476 0 mmc_core 24448 2 mmc_block,sdhci 8250_pci 21120 0 bttv 172308 0 video_buf 25220 1 bttv firmware_class 10112 1 bttv ir_common 28196 1 bttv compat_ioctl32 1472 1 bttv i2c_algo_bit 9288 1 bttv btcx_risc 5096 1 bttv tveeprom 15056 1 bttv i2c_core 21376 4 i2c_ec,bttv,i2c_algo_bit,tveeprom videodev 24960 1 bttv v4l1_compat 14148 1 videodev v4l2_common 23328 2 bttv,videodev yenta_socket 26700 0 rsrc_nonstatic 13792 1 yenta_socket pcmcia_core 40244 2 yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic capability 5000 0 commoncap 7360 1 capability ohci1394 35152 0 ieee1394 297848 1 ohci1394 usbmouse 5696 0 evdev 9888 2 floppy 58308 0 cpufreq_ondemand 6956 0 cpufreq_conservative 7592 0 cpufreq_powersave 1920 0 powernow_k8 14880 1 freq_table 4960 1 powernow_k8 processor 28776 2 thermal,powernow_k8 amd64_agp 12644 0 agpgart 32424 1 amd64_agp usbhid 51712 0 usbkbd 7232 0 aufs 105092 1 usb_storage 80704 0 ehci_hcd 32488 0 ohci_hcd 20516 0 uhci_hcd 23784 0 usbcore 127364 8 usbmouse,usbhid,usbkbd,usb_storage,ehci_hcd,ohci_h cd,uhci_hcd 3w_xxxx 27168 0 mptscsih 23968 0 sx8 18796 0 tmscsim 22784 0 sata_vsc 9156 0 sata_via 10532 0 sata_uli 8100 0 sata_sx4 14532 0 sata_svw 8452 0 sata_sis 8644 0 sata_sil 11912 0 sata_qstor 10180 0 sata_promise 12484 0 sata_nv 11364 1 dmx3191d 12992 0 BusLogic 71380 0 aic7xxx 172084 0 ahci 16900 0 squashfs 48452 1 mptbase 51488 1 mptscsih scsi_transport_spi 24448 2 dmx3191d,aic7xxx sd_mod 21216 2 sg 34840 0 ata_piix 14472 0 libata 100820 12 sata_vsc,sata_via,sata_uli,sata_sx4,sata_svw,sata_ sis,sata_sil,sata_qstor,sata_promise,sata_nv,ahci, ata_piix sr_mod 17572 0 scsi_mod 134600 13 usb_storage,3w_xxxx,mptscsih,tmscsim,dmx3191d,BusL ogic,aic7xxx,ahci,scsi_transport_spi,sd_mod,sg,lib ata,sr_mod loop 16328 2 ide_cd 39712 1 cdrom 36928 2 sr_mod,ide_cd isofs 35484 1 nls_utf8 2208 0 ntfs 269948 0 vfat 13280 0 msdos 9792 0 fat 53148 2 vfat,msdos reiserfs 256676 0 ext3 135016 0 jbd 57576 1 ext3 nls_cp437 5952 0 nls_iso8859_2 4864 0 nls_iso8859_1 4288 1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]#