[NTLUG:Discuss] slow network speeds

[Scott Walters]

I'm running slackware 4.0 using the 2.2.11 kernel, samba, no X Windows.

When I ftp from Win98 to Linux, I get over 950 Kbytes / sec.
But when I ftp the other way, Linux to Win98, the transfer rate drops below 100 Kbytes / sec.
The same ratios exist when using samba instead of ftp to transfer files.
The hub collision light is not lighting up during the slow transfer.

Any ideas on why the one direction is so slow?

Thanks,

Scott