I recall running into the same situation with a client s few years ago. 

After various fruitless attempts to solve the problem, it turned out the solution was counterintuitive- to me anyway. 

The network speed dramatically improved after configuring "use auto-negotiate" to "y".

This is done via nmmgr, NS, unguided config, go to link. 

Perhaps this will work for you. 

Gilles Schipper 
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> On Apr 26, 2016, at 11:04 AM, Mark Ranft <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> I think I may have a bad GSP/Multi-function I/O card in an A-Class.
> LINKCONTROL @,ALL shows the server is connected at 100-BT and full duplex.
> We have tried multiple smart switches set to force FULL/100.  The transfer
> speed to a local server is slow.
> 
> We are considering adding a 100-BT network card as one alternative. Does
> anyone else have any suggestions?
> 
> Here is the output from LINKCONTROL:
> Linkname: LAN1      Linktype: PCI 100BT        Linkstate: CONNECTED
> 
> Physical Path:              0/0/0/0
> Current Station Address:    00-30-6E-C3-12-B3
> Default Station Address:    00-30-6E-C3-12-B3
> Current Multicast Addresses:
> 09-00-09-00-00-01  09-00-09-00-00-03  09-00-09-00-00-04
> 09-00-09-00-00-06
> 
> Transmit bytes               52864347    Receive bytes
> 3076287183
> Transmits                      951668    Receives unicast
> 2235642
> Transmits no error             951668    Receives broadcast
> 255359
> Transmits dropped                   0    Receives multicast
> 0
> Transmits deferred                  0    Receives no error
> 2490900
> Transmits 1 retry                   0    Recv CRC error
> 0
> Transmits >1 retry                  0    Recv Maxsize error
> 0
> Trans 16 collisions                 0    Recv dropped: addr
> 101
> Trans late collision                0    Recv dropped: buffer
> 0
> Trans underruns                     0    Recv dropped: descr
> 0
> Carrier losses                      0    Recv dropped: other
> 0
> Trans jabber timeout                0    Recv watchdg timeout
> 0
> Link disconnects                    0    Recv collisions
> 0
> Link speed                        100    Recv overruns
> 0
> Link duplex                      Full    Link auto sensed
> No
> Link mode             100Base-TX Core    Secs since clear
> 602623
> 
> And the NMMGR configuration:
> :netinfo
> NM Configuration Manager  32098-20016 B.07.06 (C) Hewlett Packard Co. 1992
> Reading commands from "NETINFOI.TEMP.SYS".
> NMMGR>openconf NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS
> NMMGR>summaryconf netxport
> 
>                   CRITICAL SUMMARY - NETXPORT CONFIGURATION
> 
> 
> TUE, APR 26, 2016, 10:02 AM
> CONFIGURATION FILE NAME: NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS                   
> Validated subsystem.
> 
> 
> NODE NAME:
>    BACKUP2.xxx.yyy
> TRANSPORT GLOBAL CONFIGURATION:
>   Home Network Name:                      
>   Maximum Inbound Buffer Memory:  2048
>   Name Search Method:  1. (None selected)
> 
> PACKET EXCHANGE PROTOCOL (PXP) CONFIGURATION:
>   Checksum Enabled:                    Y
>   Retransmission Interval (Secs):      10 
>   Maximum Retransmissions Per Request: 4  
> 
> TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL (TCP) CONFIGURATION:
>   Checksum Enabled:                                Y
>   Maximum Number of Connections:                   20000
>   Retransmission Interval Lower Bound (Secs):      1  
>   Maximum Time to Wait For Remote Response (Secs): 180
>   Initial Retransmission Interval:                 2  
>   Maximum Number of Retransmissions:               8  
>   Connection Assurance Interval:                   60 
>   Maximum Connection Assurance Retransmissions:    4  
> 
> CONFIGURED NETWORK INTERFACES:
> 
>   Network Interface Type:              LAN
>   Network Interface Name:              LAN1
>   Network Interface IP Address:        C 192.168.005 220
>   IP Subnet Mask:                        255.255.255.000
>   Network Segment Size:                1514 
>   HP UPC Number:                       08-00-09
>   Number of Outbound Buffers           4096 
>   Enable Ethernet:                         Y
>   Enable IEEE802.3:                        Y
>   Number of Store and Forward Buffers: 0  
>   Load Network Directory Mappings:     No
> 
> PROBE PROTOCOL CONFIGURATION:
>   Proxy Enabled:  No
> 
>   Probe Requests   Proxy Requests
> 
>        2                 2       Retransmission Maximum
>        1                 4       Retransmission Timeout (Seconds)
> 
> ADDRESS RESOLUTION PROTOCOL (ARP):
>   Retransmission Maximum:        2 
>   Retransmission Timeout Value:  1 
> 
> NETWORK INTERFACE LINKS:
>   LINK NAME:  LAN1         TYPE:  BT100
>   Enable Idle Device Timer:                N
> 
>    Physical Path:               0/0/0/0                         
>    Factory Configured address:  Y
>    Local station address:       FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF
>    Use Auto negotiation:        N
>    Link Speed:                  100
>    Full Duplex mode:            Y
> 
>   INTERNET CONFIGURATION:
> 
>     Neighbor Gateway Name: OS          Gateway IP Address: C 192.168.005
> 225
>     Reachable Networks:
>       IP Network Number    IP Subnet Mask     Hops
>       -----------------    --------------     ----
>       A 000 000.000.001                             
> 
> 
>  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Output completed successfully.
> 
> 
> NMMGR>exit
> :
> 
> Mark Ranft
> Pro3K
> 
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