If you're talking about a $100 switch (like a NetGear or LinkSys) can you even set any of the port parameters on that switch? No cheapy NetGear I've seen allows you to do that. If you hook up a Win2K/Linux/etc to this network do you have these same problems?
Quoting John Smith : > I have worked on Cisco, Cabletron and Nortel switches > and I had to come with > different solutions with. > > I think the switch ports are set to Auto Neg. ON. Try > port setting to 100 > Half for G4s and 10 half for G3s and see what happens. > > Sayeed > > ""Dwayne Saunders"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > Hi all Mac users > > I have a small problem with a network that I was > asked to look at > > there is 6 end user machines and 1 server all > connected via a switch the > > problem is that when connected to the switch network > transfers to and from > > the server are very slow i.e. 100meg file take > approx 18 minutes > > Now I have swapped the cheap $100 switch out and > replaced it with a > another > > one from the supplier still the same problem I then > replaced the switch > with > > a hub and now everything flies along > > The Mac's are running 9.2 os and from what I can see > without doing a > network > > capture there is speed and duplex conflict these > settings cant be changed > on > > this os. > > > > So any help with this would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Regards > > > > D'Wayne Saunders > > Data Network Administrator > > > > Phone: +61 8 8950 7742 > > Mobile: +61 412 832 322 > > Fax: +61 8 8952 1112 > > > > www.lasseters.com.au > > > > World's First Government Licensed and Regulated > Online Casino... > > > > > **************************************************************************** > > *********************************************** > > This email message (and attachments) may contain > information that is > > confidential to Lasseters Online. If you are not the > intended recipient > you > > cannot use, distribute or copy the message or > attachments. In such a case, > > please notify the sender by return email > immediately and erase all copies > > of the message and attachments. Opinions, > conclusions and other > information > > in this message and attachments that do not relate > to the official > business > > of Lasseters Online are neither given nor endorsed > by it. > > > **************************************************************************** > > *********************************************** > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=59090&t=58945 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
