God I hope someone can help here. I can do some weird stuff but this takes the cake. First, I know this sounds goofy but it IS happening, some people don't believe me.
My problem is this. I have a linux laptop (Redhat 8.0) and 3 servers all connectd on a LAN with a 100meg switch. I also have a fast internet connection as a default route out of the network. When I first installed linux I could FTP files from any of the 3 servers at normal speeds (3000-5000kB) for a LAN. Now I can only pull between 60-80 kB from any of the 3 servers, but wait it gets better.
The 3 servers can pull normal LAN speeds from each other and from the internet, The laptop can also pull good speeds from the internet 600 - 2000 kB (told you it was a fast connection. I have swapped all the cables around and all the ports on the switch. I cannot figure out why the laptop cannot pull normal speeds from an IP on the local LAN but can pull normal speeds from the internet. I cal also go home on cable modem and pull faster speeds from server via FTP than I can when attached to the local LAN. Is there anything I could have screwed up to somehow do this?? I have looked everywhere on the internet I can find for a simular problem but can find none.
Pleeze help,
Frazzled
P.S. If there is any additional info I can give please just ask and I will be more that glad to.