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Hi!
I was wondering if you know any reasons why my
network might be slow (abnormally slow). Let me tell you about
it.
I have a FreeBSD server / firewall running. I
have a cable modem that runs into the server. the server does its stuff
and passes everything along to 2 computers hooked up to my internal
network. When I connect my computer to the cable modem directly I get
speeds up around 500 - 600 k/s but when its through the server speeds are
drastically slower around 150 - 200 tops.
Also, I have samba running, but that seems very
slow too. If I run an MP3 off the server it is very choppy, however this
seems to be local to the server alone. If I play MP3's or what not off the
other computer on the network things are faster than ever. (d/l from the
server seems the same way)
All this leads me to the conclusion that something
is wrong with the server. I don't know what, but let me explain how I have
it set up.
The server has 2 D-Link ethernet cards (I've had a
good history with them...) in it. 1 connected to the cable modem the
other to the internal network hub. All ethernet cards on the network are
10/100, but the hub is 10baseT (soon to be 10/100 as well). The server is
set up for DHCPD from the outside, but I was having issues doing that internally
so right now the internal IP's and stuff are all static.
That is about all there is to it. Funny thing
is I had the same setup (minus samba) running at school a few months ago and
speeds were fantastic. Therefore I don't know if its the network cards,
the hub, or some wacky configuration in the server itself. This problem
existed before samba worked so I don't think that is the culprit at
all.
If you have any hints or experience with this
please let me know. Thanks!
-Mark |
