[iyonix-support] Re: Abyssmally slow ethernet

  • From: Roger Darlington <rogerarm@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 20:55:37 +0100

On 16 Jun 2007, Alan Adams wrote:
> In message <4d55c97b4ea49df9f34e.rogerarm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>           Roger Darlington <rogerarm@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 

> Because the problems also show up when using a PC, you can eliminate
> the Iyonix-to-switch part of the network. The only common link is the
> switch-to-NSLU part. Concentrate on that.
> 
> As others have suggested, there is a suspicion that it may be due to
> the disc being NTFS format - Linux doesn't support NTFS well, as it is
> comletely undocumented. Using ext2 or ext3 is likely to be more
> reliable, as these are Linux native formats.

It is begining to look like the NSLU2 is a 'Not Fit For purpose' 
jobbie. Its latest firmware is supposed to work with NTFS drives, 
which is why I bought them both (NSLU2 with NTFS firmware, and NTFS 
drive).



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