On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 4:16 PM, Michael D. Berger m_d_berger_1900@yahoo.com wrote:
On my intranet, I sometimes transfer large files, about 4G, to an CentOS old box that I use for a web server. I transfer with ftp or sftp. Usually, before the file is complete, the transfer "stalls". At that point, ping from the destination box to the router fails. I then deactivate the net interface on the destination box and then activate it. Ping is then successful, and the transfer is completed. The transferred file is correct, as verified with sha1sum.
All connections are via cat6 wire.
So what do you think? Should I try changing the net card? Any tests to run? Any other suggestions?
It could be buffering the transfer then writing it. I notice this on a small xen image I use as a file server.