[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: ADSL problems with 10/100 NICs
- To: "Aviram Jenik" <aviram(at-nospam)jenik.com>
- Subject: Re: ADSL problems with 10/100 NICs
- From: Shaul Karl <shaulka(at-nospam)bezeqint.net>
- Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 03:47:13 +0300
- cc: "linux ILUG" <linux-il(at-nospam)linux.org.il>
- Delivered-To: linux.org.il-linux-il@linux.org.il
- In-Reply-To: Message from "Aviram Jenik" <aviram@jenik.com> of "Wed, 06 Jun 2001 23:37:57 +0200." <188b01c0eed0$f3ea4a00$fe01a8c0@aviram>
- References: <188b01c0eed0$f3ea4a00$fe01a8c0@aviram>
- Sender: linux-il-bounce(at-nospam)cs.huji.ac.il
> I'm having a strange problem with my ADSL connection. I'm not sure the
> problem is Linux related (probably isn't), but hopefully the solution is
> Linux related :-)
>
> I recently replaced my home network's hub with a dual-speed switch (3Com's
> officeconnect) that supports both 10 and 100 connections.
> My home network has a mix of 10 and 100 NICs, where the Linux machine that
> serves as my ADSL gateway has a 10mb NIC, but 2 Windows machines on the
> network have 100mb NICs.
> Since the upgrade, those two machines suffer from strange problems while
> surfing the web and downloading e-mails, where the connection is sometimes
> terminated abruptly.
> My guess is that those machines are sending packets in 100mbps whereas the
> Linux machine uses a 10mbps card and loses packets, which results in a
> broken connection.
> Installing a 10mbps card on one of these stations solved the problem, but
> obviously that isn't the solution I'm looking for.
> Is there any way I can configure either the Linux gateway or the Windows
> machines to solve this problem (MTU settings perhaps?!).
>
> TIA.
>
> - Aviram
>
I was under the impression that a good dual-speed switch should handle those speed differences by itself, transparently. What is the model of your switch?
Do report here when this will be solved. Thank you.
--
Shaul Karl <shaulka@bezeqint.net>
Hillel used to say: If I am not for myself who will be for me?
Yet, if I am for myself only, what am I? And if not now, when?
(Ethics Of The Fathers 1:14)
=================================================================
To unsubscribe, send mail to linux-il-request@linux.org.il with
the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command
echo unsubscribe | mail linux-il-request@linux.org.il