[CLUE-Tech] scp and disparate transfer rates

[Roy J. Tellason]

On Monday 30 August 2004 01:56 pm, Jim Ockers wrote:
> Mark Gibson wrote:
> > I've got two boxes on a lan A and B.
> >
> > When I use scp to push a file from  A to B, it takes 2 seconds.
> >
> > When I pull that same file from B to A, it takes 4 minutes.
> >
> > Any clues as to what might be the cause?
>
> Try changing both NICs to half duplex.  Or both to full duplex.

I'm wondering if this might perhaps have some bearing on what I'm fiddling 
with here.  Where would you check/change that setting?

> Sometimes we have to manually (mii-tool -F) force a NIC to a particular
> duplex setting, and then we also sometimes have to force the ethernet switch
> port into the same mode.

Not sure about that part, either...