NIC Speed

[Karen Hopkins]

I have 2 Compaq servers, 1x ML330 G3 and 1x ML370 G3. Both running Windows 2003. The NIC on both machines is incredibly slow. If we install a PCI NIC it works fine. We have updated firmware and the support pack but we still have the same problem.

[Martin Breidenbach]

I'd check NIC settings for speed and duplex and set them manually to correct values. They are probably on 'auto' and it can happen that this doesn't work properly.

[Jon Mattatall]

Gotta check any switch settings as well - we've tracked a lot of strange connectivity problems down to port settings here. Switch defaults tend to be auto, and you need to explicitly disable negotiation.