Troubleshooting Networks - Performance Issues

Question 1

Network performance Issues

Answer 1

Manifesting the slow down of network

Question 2

Mismatch in the duplex setting

Answer 2

Half Duplex
-Network that sends or receives information (Can only do one at a time!)
-Half duplex is the standard in hubs and networks

Full Duplex
-Network that sends or receives information at the same time

Network interface cards are ser to auto negotiation

Question 3

Mismatch in the speed setting

Answer 3

Components fail the auto negotiation and transmit at a lower speed rate than they should

Question 4

Network adapter drivers are out of date

Answer 4

Drivers in NICs might be out of date, which can lead to performance issues

Question 5

Malware infection

Answer 5

Malwares can eat processes in the background

Data exfiltration is sending data in the background without the user seeing it.

Question 6

Single Client

Answer 6

Look for the individual duplex settings, speed settings, network adapter drivers, and malware

Question 7

Network Segment

Answer 7

Look for the single switch settings

Question 8

Entire Network

Answer 8

Look for the router, gateway, or firewall