paul,
you may just have been looking at a faulty hub.....i`ve seen some strange
things with hubs.....like being able to ping your gateawy but not bieng
able to ping yourself(not loopback).....here`s a good test.plug the hub back
in with everything live...5 `ll get ya 10 it works fine...(don`t switch
anything off..just plug the hub into the mains and then move the network
cables)....i recon it will work fine....
there is really no technical (DONT SHOOT,list) answer for this..it`s not a
bug in the hub/ethernet protocol or anything ....it just happens...
Windows crahses.....hubs don`t like changes (bieng switched on or off)
steve
>From: "Paul Borghese"
>Reply-To: "Paul Borghese"
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Problem with home network [7:6922]
>Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 09:17:16 -0400
>
>Ok, I changed the HUP with a 10/100 MB switch. That fixed the problem.
>Why? I have no idea. It is quite puzzling how a hub would affect the
>connection one hop away.
>
>I am wondering if it is a combination of the hub/ethernet card/ and
>software
>problem (as described in another response). This started when I upgraded
>the kernel to the latest version.
>
>Anyway changing the hub fixed the problem. I just bugs the heck out of me.
>
>Take care,
>
>Paul Borghese
>
>W. Alan Robertson wrote:
> >
> > Paul,
> >
> > If the ethernet driver was setting the card up for 100Mbps, and
> > you
> > were using a 10Mbps Hub, then you'd likely get no connectivity
> > at all,
> > rather than partial connectivity with a high percentage of
> > packet
> > loss.
> >
> > I'd be inclined to look into the duplex settings, as Daniel
> > mentioned.
> > A hub, even a so-called "dual-speed" hub, doesn't have the
> > capability
> > of providing for full duplex operation. When you cable the two
> > machine together directly, they can communicate in full-duplex,
> > which
> > is most likely the reason the problem goes away when not using
> > the
> > hub. Manually configure both the Linux box, and the PC, for
> > half-duplex operation, and your problem should go away.
> >
> > Alan
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