Depends on how much he's using the link :) If he's full throttle p2p on a decent bandwidth broadband connection a 10mbit half duplex interface will quickly build up a LOT of collisions.
--Bill On 6/24/06, Holger Bauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Actually that sounds too high for my taste ;-) > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Spiker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 1:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [pfSense Support] errors that im receiving > > > Hey > > Yeah I understand what you are saying and right my > uptime id 1 day, > 08:04...the 10baseT/UTP wan side has 152710 collisions .Don't > really slow > down the network. I just don't like it. Thanks for all the help. > > > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: Holger Bauer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 7:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [pfSense Support] errors that im receiving > > Collisions are usually not a problem unless they start to > freak out. As > collisions are detected the package will be resent. As you > have 10 mbit/s > between your pfsense and the modem and might most likely have a less > bandwidth from ysour modem to your ISP there is enough room > to resend a > broken package. Unless you are having issues you don't need > to switch the > modem. You also have to see that the collisioncounter counts since the > uptime and is nothing that shows collisions per timeinterval. You can > calculate how many collisions actually happen this way with > your uptime. > Might not be worth to fight with your ISP for a new modem. > > Holger > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steve Spiker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 1:13 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [pfSense Support] errors that im receiving > > > > > > Hello Holger, > > > > Once again I wanted to say thanks. the reconfiguration > > works. I no > > longer have errors with the traffic shaper. I just changed > one setting > > seemed to work.Im going to call my isp and demand a new > > modem. Does great I > > just don't want them collisions. SO they have to give me a > > new modem. Or ill > > get dsl through my work and get a static ip...Thanks once > again. Steve > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Holger Bauer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 6:43 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [pfSense Support] errors that im receiving > > > > It autonegotiates the connection with the opposite end (your > > modem). Looks > > like your modem at WAN only can do 10baseT/UTP which is 10 mbit/s > > halfduplex. In that case you will see some collisions from > > time to time. In > > case it's a complete mismatch (one end runs other settings > > like the other) > > you will have pretty much collisions or up to (nearly) not usable > > connection. There are some hidden options to set mode for > > pfSense but I > > really recommend not using them as this might make things work (see > > http://faq.pfsense.com/index.php?action=artikel&cat=10&id=38&a > > rtlang=en&high > > light=hidden ). I guess it's just yourmodem that can't do a > > better mode. > > > > Holger > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Steve Spiker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 12:22 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: RE: [pfSense Support] errors that im receiving > > > > > > > > > Hello Holger, > > > > > > Thanks for the response. There are no hubs. Any reason > > > why almost > > > the same dlink card used for the wan and lan why one of them > > > would be 10/100 > > > and the other not full duplex? This is the wan it is again a > > > dlink card that > > > says 10baseT/UTP.This card is not much different than the lan > > > dlink card > > > witch it says is 100baseTX <full-duplex>.I'm still kind of > > > confused by this > > > all. Please explain. Also thanks for the help. The Only thing > > > that I can > > > think of is that my mode is a 10Mbps.Im writing this from a > > > remote location, > > > When I get home I will try straight to a pc from the modem > > > and see what > > > speed it says that it is....Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Holger Bauer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 11:21 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: RE: [pfSense Support] errors that im receiving > > > > > > In case you have a hub somewhere or a link that is not full duplex > > > collisions are likely. Switches shouldn't cause collisions, > > > hubs can do and > > > with rising traffic the collisions will rise too. > > > > > > The error you see is a broken trafficshaper configuration. > > > Did you touch the > > > config by hand? You should rerun the traffic shaper wizard to > > > get a clean > > > set again to start with. And also, make sure you are on the > > > latest version > > > (which RC1 atm). > > > > > > Holger > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Steve Spiker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 2:58 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [pfSense Support] errors that im receiving > > > > > > > > > Hello Pfsense support.. > > > > > > > > > I Just wanted to know if anyone had an idea of why I get some many > > > collisions on my network. On one install I had over 700,000 > > > collisions. > > > No I have only 138,792..this seems to gotten better since I > > > have replaced a > > > switch an enet cable, > > > > > > MY NETWORK IS a cable modem then pfsense router wan and > > > lan....Then switch > > > across the building into another switch into a pc...Should > > > two switches > > > cause collisions?? > > > I'm working on getting the house wired for enet so I wont > have there > > > issues.. > > > > > > Also I have another issue that im hoping that you can help with ,, > > > > > > > > > > > > php: : There were error(s) loading the rules: queue > > qOthersUpH already > > > exists on interface rl1 /tmp/rules.debug:23: errors in queue > > > definition > > > queue qOthersDownH already exists on interface rl0 > > > /tmp/rules.debug:24: > > > errors in queue definition queue qOthersUpL already exists on > > > interface rl1 > > > /tmp/rules.debug:25: errors in queue definition queue > > > qOthersDownL already > > > exists on interface rl0 /tmp/rules.debug:26: errors in queue > > > definition > > > queue qOthersUpH already exists on interface rl1 queue > qOthersUpH a > > > > > > > > > > > > not sure what this meant, Well let me know if you happen to > > > know of any > > > issues with this...Im guessing that the reason it says a > > > 10mbps on the Wan > > > because of my modem. 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