----- Original Message ---- From: Faheem Mitha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Sent: Sunday, 6 August, 2006 11:39:13 PM Subject: Re: problem with switch
On Sun, 6 Aug 2006, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Sun, Aug 06, 2006 at 02:33:35PM -0400, Faheem Mitha wrote: >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> I've recently encountered an odd problem with a switch and a Dell PC >> running Debian. I'm using it on a cable modem. When I plug the machine >> directly into the cable modem, I can get on the net (the cable modem >> uses DHCP as per usual). >> However, a Mac OS X laptop does not have any problems. Therefore, the >> problem presumably has something to do with the combination of the >> switch and the machine. >> The machine in question has a Broadcom card, and is using Debian's >> somewhat hacked around with tg3 driver, so I'm wondering if that could >> perhaps be causing the problem, and if so, whether switching to the >> bcm5700 would solve it. > I can't imagine that if it works direct connected to the modem that it > won't work through a switch. there is something else wrong in your > network, would be my guess. try setting a static ip on the debian box > and see if that works. I had an interesting problem with dhcp once. All was well between two linux machines (one was the dhcp server, one was the dhcp client) until Ichanged from a 10mb hub to a 10/100 auto-sensing netgear switch. Once I changed to the switch dhcp stoped working. I could even use the old hub during the booting process for the client to pick up an ip etc. then change over after boot and it would all work fine. The only problem was with the switch during the dhcp process. It turned out to be an issue with the network card and the switch negotiating a speed (10/100) or half or full duplex mode. To solve it, I updated the network card driver and all was well. I hope that helps. It's only another possibility. -- Matt Johnson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
