On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 6:39 PM Joseph Bennie via Hampshire <
hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
> Actually the issue is more likely naturally collisions on the network.
>
> I noted that you said ‘hub’ not ‘switch’.
>
It's actually really hard to get hold of a true 'hub' these days. When
most
On Thu, 4 Mar 2021 18:39:04 +, hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said:
> Actually the issue is more likely naturally collisions on the network.
Changing a cable wouldn't fix that (although I agree with your post in
general).
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On Thu, 4 Mar 2021 at 12:09, rmluglist2--- via Hampshire
wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> I’ve been experiencing some network issues I’ve never seen before (in 20
> years of (admittedly home LAN) experience). One of my machines was showing
> 8% packet loss when pinging the same site as another machine
Actually the issue is more likely naturally collisions on the network.
I noted that you said ‘hub’ not ‘switch’.
A switch has logic to balance all the traffic, like traffic lights (gross
simplification).
where as a hub is like all the lights are always green/ no lights at all, and
you just
On Thu, 4 Mar 2021 14:49:03 +, hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk said:
> With cat6E you are also future
> proofing a little as well as home routers and network interfaces improve.
With the caveat that CAT6e is not a recognised standard, so there's no
guarantee what you're getting.
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Hi Rob
Ethernet cables should have a quality rating on them. You may have been
using a Cat 5 cable. Cat 5 have a certain bandwidth and can support 10 or
100 Mbps speed. Older cables may work depending on length and
interference as you have experienced.
Shielding is another concern. If the cable
Hello Rob.
On Thursday, 04 March, 2021, you wrote
> One of my machines was showing 8% packet loss
> when pinging the same site as another machine on
> the same hub at the same time which was
> reporting 0%.
...
> What I find odd though is why not 0% or 100%?
> Surely the wires inside the cable
On Thu, 4 Mar 2021 12:09:21 -
rmluglist2--- via Hampshire wrote:
Hello rmluglist2---,
>a) the length of the cable or
Unlikely; Cable runs of up to 100m should be okay. Difficult to reach
in a domestic setting.
>b) the quality of the cable or
More likely.
You also mentioned (lack of)
Hi all
I've been experiencing some network issues I've never seen before (in 20
years of (admittedly home LAN) experience). One of my machines was showing
8% packet loss when pinging the same site as another machine on the same hub
at the same time which was reporting 0%. This proves it
