At 07:43 AM 11/11/99 -0500, Vanco, Donald wrote:
>Not what you want to hear - but switch to ATM.

kind of overkill, no?  what's wrong with a 100mb switch?  a 4-port or so
unit can be had for a couple hundred bucks.  run in full duplex and you
have zero collisions.

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 1:02 AM
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: [expert] Data Collision - How to improve transfer?
>> 
>> 
>> I know this is not really a Linux issue but...
>> 
>> I'm transferring data between my linbox and winbox.  Both are 
>> equipped with 10/100 NICs through a 10/100 hub.  My max transfer rate
>> stops around 600k/s and my hub's collision light stays on for 
>> the majority of the time during transfer.  Is there any way to improve
>> this transfer rate by cutting down the data collision?
>> 
>> Seve
>> 
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