On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 07:22:58PM +0100, Adam Stiles wrote: > What's changed is that your two network cards are now connected directly > together, not connected through a switch. It's possible that some strange > voltages coming out of the Athlon are causing the network card on the '486 to > go into latch-up.
It was doing this when connected via the switch. I removed the switch and changed to a cross-over cable to remove the switch from the equation. > [snip: technical discussion of voltage spikes] Both computers powered from the same dedicated circuit, in ajoining rooms. Each computer powered through a PowerMax modular secondary surge suppressor (includes a LAN-UDP module). I just thought of something: those LAN-UDP modules specifically say that they do not work with gigabit ethernet. (and the switch is a 10/100, not a 10/100/1000). Even though the Athlon's port is connecting to the 486's 10 Mb/s NIC, could this be an issue? > > Even if your network card is permanently damaged, NE2K-alike cards with the > old 16-bit connector are still available second-hand for not much money. > Realtek 8019 or 8029-based cards work well. > I haven't checked eBay for an NIC. However, I have ordered the 3Com Courier modem from eBay. Thanks for the ideas. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]