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Re: [Networker] High speed Ethernet problem

2012-12-08 02:54:30
Subject: Re: [Networker] High speed Ethernet problem
From: Dag Nygren <dag AT newtech DOT fi>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2012 09:53:49 +0200
On Friday 07 December 2012 18:31:55 Werth, Dave wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> We are running NetWorker 7.6.1.5 on Windows 2008 R2 Standard.  We recently 
> added a 10 GB Ethernet adaptor (replacing the built in 1 GB adaptor).  Now 
> the larger longer NetWorker backups hang up and never complete.  If I go to 
> the client that in hung I can kill the "save" process and it will restart and 
> may finish but not always.  A couple of years ago we tried the same thing 
> with an optical 10 GB adaptor and the same thing happened and we eventually 
> gave up.  The way it happens it appears that there is a problem with the 
> handshaking going on with the network sessions.  Have any of you ever run 
> into this problem?  Does anyone have any advice?

Check out: http://www.speedguide.net/articles/windows-7-vista-2008-tweaks-2574

Microsoft has so far had big (stupid) problems with this and
the faster speed and/or handshaking might trigger the problems..

Best
Dag