>Thanks for the information. Funnily, I didn't think an Ethernet cable >could be bad but still working a little bit. I though it was either 0 >or 1: either it works completely, or it doesn't work at all.
No, if there are bad twists, or a poor connection, you could end up with an iffy cable that allows lots of packet errors. Also, did your first cable by chance only have 4 wires in it? Some cheaper ethernet cables only have 4 wires rather than all 8. This is because the 10b-T standard only calls for 4 wires, so its easy to cut costs by using such a cable. However, 100b-T won't work with a 4 wire cable, it needs a better quality 8 wire cable. So it is possible, the cable was not allowing a 100 megabit connection, and the new cable is. That would be seen as a HUGE speed increase. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; end list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
