Ok, I changed the HUP with a 10/100 MB switch. That fixed the problem.
Why? I have no idea. It is quite puzzling how a hub would affect the
connection one hop away.
I am wondering if it is a combination of the hub/ethernet card/ and software
problem (as described in another response). This started when I upgraded
the kernel to the latest version.
Anyway changing the hub fixed the problem. I just bugs the heck out of me.
Take care,
Paul Borghese
W. Alan Robertson wrote:
>
> Paul,
>
> If the ethernet driver was setting the card up for 100Mbps, and
> you
> were using a 10Mbps Hub, then you'd likely get no connectivity
> at all,
> rather than partial connectivity with a high percentage of
> packet
> loss.
>
> I'd be inclined to look into the duplex settings, as Daniel
> mentioned.
> A hub, even a so-called "dual-speed" hub, doesn't have the
> capability
> of providing for full duplex operation. When you cable the two
> machine together directly, they can communicate in full-duplex,
> which
> is most likely the reason the problem goes away when not using
> the
> hub. Manually configure both the Linux box, and the PC, for
> half-duplex operation, and your problem should go away.
>
> Alan
>
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