Performance Problems.. Server hardware smoked by $500 box?

[Alexander Marx]

John Straiton wrote:
>>Look at network errors (netstat -i), duplex mismatches (link 
>>lights on switch vs. what ifconfig tells you), and network 
>>load (i.e. production is on a 10Mb hub, development is on a 
>>100Mb switch).  Etc., etc., etc.
> 
> 
> They are all connected to the same switch, and the Cisco IOS reports
> zero errors on any of the 3 interfaces. Even when the production machine
> was live, it would have less than 3Mb/sec load on a 100Mbit/FullDuplex
> network.
> 
thats great and all .. but does the server also report zero
interface errors? (output of netstat -in) ?

we had lots of problems with cisco switches and half/full-duplex
missmatches ... even though the switches thought everything was fine.

just a guess,
alex.