[Wylug-help] Rsync is broken?

[Dave Hassett]

RichardA wrote:
>>can you try ftp'ing or scp'ing some big files too and fro, to see if
>>it is _not_ a problem with rsync.
> 
> A copy using  scp has just failed after 7.5GB, which implies a driver
> problem not rsync. But I've previously tried two NICs, which used two
> different drivers -- mii for VIA Rhine and 8390 for NE2000, I think.
> 

Just out of interest - did you try different cables? You said you 
replaced the NIC, drivers and the switch, but what about the Ethernet 
cables themselves? During my 6+ years as a sys admin, I've seen far too 
many issues caused by dodgy patch leads (including cables which I had 
just unwrapped from the packaging). Remember - you've just upped your 
network speed by a factor of 10. Is your cabling up to the job? Perhaps 
the patch was damaged somehow? I've seen people overlook this before, to 
the point where it was the last thing they tried, and it was the one 
thing which fixed the problem.

If you've checked this already, my apologies!

Many thanks,

Dave Hassett

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