carrera;587641 Wrote: > First time I hear about problems with switches - never expected that > there could be some probs.
Switches are often one of the last things that users suspect, though they can definitely have problems. Even switches from better known "quality" vendors. If your network speeds don't seem to be what they should be, or you're having wacky network problems - maybe repeated occasional dropped or slow connections, your switch could definitely be a potential culprit. Finding a bad switch is obviously easy if it simply does not function - but that rarely happens. Typically failing switches are occasionally flaky, or they run at less than full speed, or only some ports on the switch exhibit bad behavior. Some direct things you can try if you want to check for switch problems: swap ports, limit the number of networked devices (while running tests), bypass the switch (often with a crossover cable, check the signal status and speed at an upstream or downstream connections, and of course - borrow or purchase another switch. -- eganders ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eganders's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25846 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83078 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
