On Tue, Sep 24, 2024 at 10:55 PM Keith Lofstrom <kei...@keithl.com> wrote: > > I had a slow internet problem; that turned out to be an > "almost failed" Ethernet switch, which dropped from the > rated 100 Mbps to about 1 Mbps a few seconds of long > data burst. I swapped in a spare, and was good to go. > > Usually, drivers or configuration suck, but sometimes an > elderly integrated circuit does. > > Keith L. > > P.S. I have a "rifle-range-ready" ethernet switch. > Free to a *BAD* home.
Before you murder your switch, you should check the power supply. I've found that 90% of the electronics failures I encounter are really just the wall wart. Try a fresh one. If that doesn't fix it, then go ahead and fire away. -- Russell Senior russ...@personaltelco.net
