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philippemaurice's avatar
Jun 29, 2023

MS510txm slow down - bringing the whole network down

I purchased aMS510TXM switch to connect my Synology NAS1821+ to it's 10G connection as well as my Mac studio for video editing purposes, a few times the switch would slow down the network ( file transfers , NAS web interface connection, etc... ) and then just stops working bringing the NAS completely offline, in order for it to work properly i had to power cycle the switch, now i have to do that multiple times every other day, FYI: i didn't really change anything in the default settings

Can you please help ?

 

thanks

Philippe

 

 

2 Replies

  • schumaku's avatar
    schumaku
    Guru - Experienced User

    Salut Philippe,

     

    Not much to see from the performance test you provided, side that it does seem to work slow, and might require second boot why ever.

     

    Current firmware in place? https://kb.netgear.com/000065157/MS510TXM-MS510TXUP-Firmware-Version-1-0-5-10

     

    Start troubleshooting from looking at the logs . Monitoring -> Logs -> Memory Log

     

    Let the switch do a Cable Test, on all links, too. Monitoring -> Cable Test

     

    During the issue/slowdown:

     

    What shows the Monitoring -> Port Statistics?

     

     

    What show the active Monitoring -> Port Detailed Statistics ... select all active ports and copy-paste the details, like the two examples. Select the list from the Web UI, paste as plain text.

     

    Tell us more on how the switch is connected, what 10G Ethernet is active on the Mac, ...

     

    Interface
    mg1
    MST ID
    CST
    ifIndex 1
    Port Type
    Port Channel ID Disable
    Port Role designated
    STP Mode Enable
    STP State Forwarding
    Admin Mode Enable
    Flow Control Mode Disable
    LACP Mode Enable
    Physical Mode Auto
    Physical Status 2.5 Gbps Full Duplex
    Link Status Link Up
    Link Trap Enable
    Packets RX and TX 64 Octets 162171898
    Packets RX and TX 65-127 Octets 223460092
    Packets RX and TX 128-255 Octets 54961510
    Packets RX and TX 256-511 Octets 91380372
    Packets RX and TX 512-1023 Octets 60051631
    Packets RX and TX 1024-1518 Octets 350295878
    Octets Received 4236925751
    Packets Received 64 Octets 86501446
    Packets Received 65-127 Octets 141133623
    Packets Received 128-255 Octets 31207398
    Packets Received 256-511 Octets 27612894
    Packets Received 512-1023 Octets 27441755
    Packets Received 1024-1518 Octets 26718786
    Packets Received > 1518 Octets 549692
    Total Packets Received Without Errors 341165594
    Unicast Packets Received 259862918
    Multicast Packets Received 46028953
    Broadcast Packets Received 35273723
    Receive Packets Discarded 0
    Total Packets Received with MAC Errors 0
    Jabbers Received 0
    Fragments Received 0
    Undersize Received 0
    Alignment Errors 0
    Rx FCS Errors 0
    Total Received Packets Not Forwarded 31096
    802.3x Pause Frames Received 0
    Total Packets Transmitted (Octets) 1245045582
    Packets Transmitted 64 Octets 75670452
    Packets Transmitted 65-127 Octets 82326469
    Packets Transmitted 128-255 Octets 23754112
    Packets Transmitted 256-511 Octets 63767478
    Packets Transmitted 512-1023 Octets 32609876
    Packets Transmitted 1024-1518 Octets 323577092
    Packets Transmitted > 1518 Octets 1948529
    Maximum Frame Size 10000
    Total Packets Transmitted Successfully 603654008
    Unicast Packets Transmitted 388255838
    Multicast Packets Transmitted 175788098
    Broadcast Packets Transmitted 39610072
    Transmit Packets Discarded 0
    Total Transmit Errors 0
    Total Transmit Packets Discarded 0
    Single Collision Frames 0
    Multiple Collision Frames 0
    Excessive Collision Frames 0
    Dropped Transmit Frames 31096
    STP BPDUs Received 16
    STP BPDUs Transmitted 4103396
    RSTP BPDUs Received 0
    RSTP BPDUs Transmitted 0
    MSTP BPDUs Received 0
    MSTP BPDUs Transmitted 17
    802.3x Pause Frames Transmitted 0
    EAPOL Frames Received 0
    EAPOL Frames Transmitted 0
    Time Since Counters

     

    Interface
    xg9
    MST ID
    CST
    ifIndex 9
    Port Type
    Port Channel ID Disable
    Port Role designated
    STP Mode Enable
    STP State Forwarding
    Admin Mode Enable
    Flow Control Mode Disable
    LACP Mode Enable
    Physical Mode Full
    Physical Status 10 Gbps Full Duplex
    Link Status Link Up
    Link Trap Enable
    Packets RX and TX 64 Octets 153791752
    Packets RX and TX 65-127 Octets 315458058
    Packets RX and TX 128-255 Octets 62634243
    Packets RX and TX 256-511 Octets 91118191
    Packets RX and TX 512-1023 Octets 61614779
    Packets RX and TX 1024-1518 Octets 800040596
    Octets Received 922967726
    Packets Received 64 Octets 65239838
    Packets Received 65-127 Octets 133131618
    Packets Received 128-255 Octets 34585031
    Packets Received 256-511 Octets 45495407
    Packets Received 512-1023 Octets 24814025
    Packets Received 1024-1518 Octets 759223433
    Packets Received > 1518 Octets 1986580
    Total Packets Received Without Errors 1064475932
    Unicast Packets Received 644742111
    Multicast Packets Received 380701033
    Broadcast Packets Received 39032788
    Receive Packets Discarded 0
    Total Packets Received with MAC Errors 0
    Jabbers Received 0
    Fragments Received 0
    Undersize Received 0
    Alignment Errors 0
    Rx FCS Errors 0
    Total Received Packets Not Forwarded 252368353
    802.3x Pause Frames Received 0
    Total Packets Transmitted (Octets) 2721732349
    Packets Transmitted 64 Octets 88551914
    Packets Transmitted 65-127 Octets 182326440
    Packets Transmitted 128-255 Octets 28049212
    Packets Transmitted 256-511 Octets 45622784
    Packets Transmitted 512-1023 Octets 36800754
    Packets Transmitted 1024-1518 Octets 40817163
    Packets Transmitted > 1518 Octets 553415
    Maximum Frame Size 10000
    Total Packets Transmitted Successfully 422721682
    Unicast Packets Transmitted 313467877
    Multicast Packets Transmitted 73401832
    Broadcast Packets Transmitted 35851973
    Transmit Packets Discarded 0
    Total Transmit Errors 0
    Total Transmit Packets Discarded 0
    Single Collision Frames 0
    Multiple Collision Frames 0
    Excessive Collision Frames 0
    Dropped Transmit Frames 252368353
    STP BPDUs Received 0
    STP BPDUs Transmitted 0
    RSTP BPDUs Received 0
    RSTP BPDUs Transmitted 0
    MSTP BPDUs Received 11
    MSTP BPDUs Transmitted 4106739
    802.3x Pause Frames Transmitted 0
    EAPOL Frames Received 0
    EAPOL Frames Transmitted 0
    Time Since Counters Last Cleared 94 days 23 hours 59 mins 9 secs

  • Have you tried disabling the Mac Studio - Ethernet port and re-enabling it?

    I have a similar setup plus a Wifi AP connected to the switch, and I find that the Mac Studio ethernet is unreliable. When transferring files, - I find the computer using the Wifi 80% of the time vs the ethernet. As the AP is connected to the same switch - without any issues - I simply suspect the ethernet port is the issue. I'm yet to be bothered enough to try dock ethernet instead.

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