[c-nsp] 2950 Performance Problem

[Ryan O'Connell]

Joe Goldberg wrote:

>I have a couple of 2950 switches in my data center that we are evaluating.
>I am getting terrible performance on them.
>  
>

Things that spring to mind include:
- Check for errors both ends of all links. (I.e. on the 6509 and the 
servers as well as the 2950) I guess you already have done this, but I 
thought I'd mention just in case. :-)
- Try continuous pings, look for dropped packets vs. high RTT. In 
particular, try very large pings. (2k per ping should do)
- Try putting two ports in the same VLAN, and measure performance across 
those two ports. This will narrow down the fault to the 2950/6509 link 
and the 2950 itself.

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