I have decided to try a direct Ethernet connection between the server and
the backuppc machine. I will see what happens. I added a line to the hosts
file to make sure that backuppc uses that connection.

There were lots of good suggestions here.

Chris Baker -- cbaker AT intera DOT com
systems administrator
INTERA -- 512-425-2006
 

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Les Mikesell [mailto:lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com] 
>>Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 3:10 PM
>>To: General list for user discussion,questions and support
>>Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] new switch, slower backups
>>
>>leen AT consolejunky DOT net wrote:
>>> On 01/23/2010 07:29 PM, klemens wrote:
>>>> Am Samstag, den 23.01.2010, 11:54 -0600 schrieb Les Mikesell:
>>>>
>>>> or something like that ?
>>>>
>>>> linuxpc: # mii-tool eth0
>>>> eth0: negotiated 100baseTx-FD flow-control, link ok
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    
>>> 
>>> Add a -v for more information:
>>> 
>>> eth0: negotiated 100baseTx-FD, link ok
>>>    product info: vendor 00:50:ef, model 14 rev 0
>>>    basic mode:   autonegotiation enabled
>>>    basic status: autonegotiation complete, link ok
>>>    capabilities: 1000baseT-HD 1000baseT-FD 100baseTx-FD 
>>100baseTx-HD 
>>> 10baseT-FD 10baseT-HD
>>>    advertising:  100baseTx-FD 100baseTx-HD 10baseT-FD 10baseT-HD 
>>> flow-control
>>>    link partner: 1000baseT-HD 1000baseT-FD 100baseTx-FD 
>>100baseTx-HD 
>>> 10baseT-FD 10baseT-HD
>>
>>Mii-tool doesn't really understand gig NICs - use ethtool 
>>instead.  But the real evidence of problems is in errors in 
>>the ifconfig display or the counters on the switch ports.
>>
>>-- 
>>   Les Mikesell
>>    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com
>>
>>
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