[ale] ethernet switch issues

[Michael Curtis]

Unless you have an off the wall Linksys, I don't believe that it can be set
(I don't believe that the Linksys PCIs have any dips or jumpers on them).
Just curious, but what driver are you using with the Linksys?  I just
finished fighting with one on Sat that would have partial network functions
while using the tulip driver and worked like a dream when I got the 4.0
driver from Linksys's Web Site.
-----Original Message-----
From: Wandered Inn <esoteric at denali.atlnet.com>
To: ale at ale.org
To: ale at ale.org <ale at ale.org>
Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: [ale] ethernet switch issues


>Michael Curtis wrote:
>>
>> What kind of NICs are you using?  I had a similar problem with 3com
3c905's
>> (the "a" series) not autosensing between 10 and 100 (I believe this was
>> fixed in the "b" and up series), and had to use their diag software to
force
>> the thing to go to 100.  But then again we were first using 10MB hubs and
>> switched to a 10/100 config.  In any case, we would get a link light and
the
>> led would say 100, but would fail to work until they were set.
>
>One is a netgear, the other is a linksys.  Both have leds on the back of
>the cards that indicate they are going to 100/full duplex.  Obviously I
>would suspect the Linksys card before the netgear, since the switch is
>netgear.  I'm going to dig out the docs on these cards to see if there
>are any dips I can set that will force them to 100.
>
>>
>> -Mike
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: SAngell at nan.net <SAngell at nan.net>
>> To: esoteric at denali.atlnet.com <esoteric at denali.atlnet.com>
>> Cc: ale at ale.org <ale at ale.org>
>> Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 12:33 PM
>> Subject: Re: [ale] ethernet switch issues
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >I am sure this may seem overly obvious but have you tried a crossover
cable
>> >between the suspect NIC and another station that is working properly? I
>> have
>> >personally never seen "cheap" cables cause problems unless they were
>> noticeably
>> >defective or were used over distances close to max.
>> >
>> >I would first suggest using a crossover cable and trying simple pings to
>> verify
>> >that both NICs are functioning. Do not always assume that if the lights
are
>> on
>> >that someone is home. NICS, especially cheaper ones, only see that there
is
>> >traffic on the lines. This could be ANY traffic.  I have used some
Netgear
>> >products in the past with no problems so I doubt that it is the switch
>> causing
>> >your problems. What were you using as a connection point before the
switch?
>> Or
>> >is this your first attempt to network these stations?
>> >
>> >Hope this helps.
>> >
>> >Steve Angell,  MCSE, CCNA
>> >MIS Operations Manager
>> >TSYS Total Debt Management
>> >Phone 770-409-5570
>> >Fax      770-416-1752
>> >
>> >
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>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >I've replaced the sohoware switch with a netgear switch and I still
>> >can't get this thing to work.  Netgear support told me it was my cables,
>> >that 100baset can have problems with cheap cables.  I was using Belkin
>> >cables, which I believe are pretty decent.  I've since made two very
>> >short cat 5 cables and tried these, but still no luck.
>> >
>> >Anyone else had any such problems?  I'm now suspecting it's probably one
>> >of the cards I'm using that is not functioning properly at 100baseT,
>> >although both have leds indicating they are properly autosensing the
>> >proper speed.
>> >
>> >I can't believe it's this difficult to get these things to work.
>> >
>> >--
>> >Until later: Geoffrey         esoteric at denali.atlnet.com
>> >
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