On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 1:22 AM, Michael Robinson <plu...@robinson-west.com> wrote: .... > > No VLANS are in use. I am running DHCP 3 server on CentOS 5.3 listening > on an actual Netgear FA311 network card with an actual Cat5e UTP cable > running 100' into the attic where at this point I go to a 10BaseT hub > and from there I continue on with a Cat5 STP cable outside, underground, > back above ground, and into another building where I terminate at > another FA311 network card in my diskless server. I tried to replace > the Dlink hub with a Netgear DSS5+ 5 port switch. I guess my switch is > faulty. It seems unlikely that the cables themselves didn't handle > 100BaseTX transmission okay. Obviously there was some networking from > the diskless client to the server at 100BaseTX, but somehow the switch > broke DHCP. Put the slow dumb hub back in, works just fine. Trouble > is, I want the higher speed because I'm extending with 802.11g outdoor > access points. I'm thinking of getting a cable joiner that also acts > as a crossover device and using that instead of a hub or switch.
In my google search and a search of Netgear's web site I don't find a DSS5+5. I do find a D-Link DSS5+5. Also the link lights on the switch are for just one set of wires. You will need to check the link status on both ends. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
