* Am Die, 24 Jun 2003 schrieb Joel HATSCH: > On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 08:11:32 +1200 > criggie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 18:36:29 +0200 > > "Christoph Maurer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > When copying data between my laptop (Acer TM 520) and my desktop > > > computer lots of collisions occur and the speed is very low (about > > > 100 kB/sec.) > > > > > Both computers are running woody with vanilla-kernel 2.4.21. > > > My desktop computer has a 10Mbit ethernet adapter using the ne2kpci > > > driver, my laptop uses a D-Link DFE 650 pcmcia card (pcnet_cs > > > driver). Both are connected via a ethernet hub (no other computers > > > in the network) > > had the same problem some long time ago. > solved it by buying a SWITCH (not a hub) as I was told that the > collisions occured when the computers exchanged the "acknowledge" infos > upon receival of packets. don't blame on that, I'm not quite sure it's > true, but hey, since I have the switch it works really great !! > BTW, the switch is also 100MBit and costs around 50euro in Germany > (assuming from your subject: )
Thanks for the hint, I'll try to get a cheap switch on ebay now. And the subject...that's what happens if you translate a mail formerly sent to debian-user-german (no response there) and forget the subject... Best regards Christoph -- Christoph Maurer - http://www.christophmaurer.de mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - Tux# 194235
