1) diable autosenseing (as everybody else said, it can really screw it up)
2) disable full duplex (only makes sense if your not talking to the same
computer, they weren't designed exactly for this)
3) How much shorter than 10' are the cables (100baseT spec says no less
than 8 foot)
I gave away a realtek card a few weeks ago because it wouldn't do 100baseT
as the package stated :(
On Wed, 17 Nov 1999, Sevatio Octavio wrote:
> So many more questions...
>
> Hi, I just got on this thread because I get tons of collisions using 2 Realtek NICs,
>a Linksys 5 port hub and factory-sealed cables
> less than 10' (3.1m) in length. NICs and Hubs are autosensing 10/100. My
>throughput is no more than 0.6Mbps. What could be wrong
> here? Is it the brand name? Is it the limitations of the type of equipment? Are
>there some inherent slowdowns with autosensing
> devices?
>
> And finally, if a switch is so much better than a hub for reduced collision and they
>are roughly the same price, why should anyone
> buy a hub?
>
> Seve
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Carville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 10:41 PM
> Subject: RE: [expert] Switch Hub
>
>
> >On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> >-thanks, that's teh last straw for me. I'm getting myself a SMC 8 Port 10/100
> >-Full/Half Switch hehe :)
> >-
> >-sure hope it improves performance over my 10BaseT Dumb HUB :)
> >
> >I hope so too. However, remember the First Most Neglected Law of
> >Network Design: More bandwidth will not cure a configuration problem.
> >
> >--
> >Stephen Carville
> >----------------------------------------------------
> >A well educated citizenry, being essential to the maintenance of a free
> >society, the right of the people, to keep and read books shall not be
> >infringed.
> >
>
