slow dhcp on 1G backbone.

[Glen R. J. Neff]

On Fri, 2009-07-24 at 08:51 -0700, Dean Montgomery wrote:

> * HP Procurve 2810 core switch with 2610 switches in the classrooms.

> * No errors or overruns on ifconfig for both client and server.
> * Any ideas why dhcp slows down when there is a 1G backbone?

I'm not familiar with HP Procurve kit, but I really think you need to
look at individual switch port configuration.

I'm not saying it's broken, but often default settings will slow-down
how fast a port initializes, thus running afoul of DHCP.

-G

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