Hi Andrew, >(Sorry, Eric. I hit Reply and not Reply-All.) > >On 2/25/07, Eric Spakman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> It may be a duplex mismatch, you can check the link errors with 'ip -s >> link' >I looked up a bit about duplexing and this NIC after a friend suggested that. > >Here's what I get from that command: > > >3: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,NOTRAILERS,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen >1000 >link/ether 00:20:af:17:57:b2 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff >RX: bytes packets errors dropped overrun mcast >741077003 1773743 18161 0 18161 0 >TX: bytes packets errors dropped carrier collsns >438580149 852431 0 0 219 2150 >4: eth1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 1000 >link/ether 00:20:af:3f:53:d4 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff >RX: bytes packets errors dropped overrun mcast >440479032 855735 4271 0 4271 0 >TX: bytes packets errors dropped carrier collsns >680103683 783492 0 0 0 4193 > >eth0 is connected to the Internet and eth1 is on the local network >side. There are errors showing up but I'm not too sure how to read the >above output. > >I gave up attempting trying to fix any kind of duplexing issues when a >document I was reading said that I must be using a switch and *not* a >hub. I'm using a hub. It does appear, however, that the 3c509B (Sorry >for forgetting the B earlier, I didn't know how important it is!) can >do 10Mb/s duplex, but the hub kinda ruins that. >
Yes, hubs an full-duplex is a no-go. Those old 3com cards mostly have a (dos) utility diskette where you can set the duplex mode and speed. Those tools should be available on the net somewhere and can be run from a freedos bootdisk or so. You could try to force the cards in half-duplex mode, because I think the errors are because of a mismatch. You could also try the ethtool.lrp package first (if it supports your card, which I'm not sure about). But this can only set the duplex non-permanent. >Thanks for your reply. > >Andy > Eric >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your >opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash >http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >leaf-user mailing list: leaf-user@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user >Support Request -- http://leaf-project.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: leaf-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user Support Request -- http://leaf-project.org/
