That sounds like a link speed negotiation problem. Try locking the Pro 1000 at the settings you reported - 100 mbits/full duplex.

As far as throughput is concerned, a gigabit switch won't help, as your downstream speed is way less than 100 mbits. Many devices have difficulty keeping link speed/duplex settings stable with gig Ethernet cards that aren't speed locked, but locking the speed to the maximum speed/duplex of the device at the other end of the cable usually fixes that, and is lots less expensive.

Jim

hey, thanks for the info !!

one question though, how do you lock it in to 1000?

sorry, i am not really familiar with networking =(

 

tia

You don't want to lock it to 1 gig unless the device on the other end of the connection is a 1 gig device. I haven't been able to locate a manual or illustration showing how to lock the connection speed and duplex settings for the Pro 1000, unfortunately.

Based on the data you reported, you want to lock it to 100 mbits/full duplex, since that seems to be the speed of the device at the other end of the cable. What device is that?

Jim

hi again,

I am using a dlink router, 10/100, I think i found a solution though, I just bought a dlink ethernet card.

we'll see tomorrow after i install it, I will post on how it goes,

 

thanks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK tried the dlink ethernet card, same results..

must be something else.. I've narrowed it down to, something to do with the motherboard, bios, drivers ..

Cant be the line, because I used the same line on another computer with the normal results.

not the hard drive, i was using a raptor sata and swapped it with the regular drive the 360 came with. I have the newest bios update, newest chipset drivers.

any of you folks might have an idea what it might be??

Message Edited by tmzs54 on 07-24-2004 02:59 PM

ok i called tech support on this, they told me to try some things..

Went into safe mode with netoworking only, boosted it up to about 1900 kbs from 1700, but thats still too low..

tried taking out my soundcard, tested again, did nothing.

my guess, its got to be the motherboard.

All the intel PRO 1000 NICs built into motherboards like the MT are also very slow.
They run like _____ on the Dell Optiplexes we got last year and also some IBMs with the same NIC we got as a gift this year.
Drivers make no difference and the setting drivers to correct the issue is also impossible. I wasted many hours on this NIC. It is the worst throughput NIC I have seen since I started working as a PC service and repair tech 9 years ago.
My best guess is that they are optimized for gigabit in there internal settings or perhaps in hardware.
Intel told me they have no idea what my problem with it is and that I should contact the PC manufacture. I have had absolutly no luck with that in the past with NICs so...
We are ordering cheap LinkSYS 10/100 NICS for our PCs.
I installed one on my bosses PC and it went from embarasingly slow to the best throughput I have ever seen. NOTE ****
I have had to set the LinkSYS to force 10Full which is the sweet spot on our network. Often setting your NIC to the highest speed it's Switch will allow creats a slowwer connection. (Unless you are the only PC on a FAT pipe of an internet connection)