collisions occur when more than one nic "requests to send" . When the data
rate is at 100 mb you will get more collisions because of the additional
requests to send from ea. nic. when two nics experience a collision both
back off a random number of millisecs and then again "request to send"
enough theory... You might try a different nic manufacturer or may be try
and replace one on the nic with a 10. Not many collisions should not occure
with
only two nics on a lan. The yellow lite may also be an indication of
noise. if you have a sniffer you should have a look at packet errors
it could be that you just have a bad nic.
hope this helps
terry
----- Original Message -----
From: Sevatio Octavio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 11:01 PM
Subject: [expert] Data Collision - How to improve transfer?
> I know this is not really a Linux issue but...
>
> I'm transferring data between my linbox and winbox. Both are equipped
with 10/100 NICs through a 10/100 hub. My max transfer rate
> stops around 600k/s and my hub's collision light stays on for the majority
of the time during transfer. Is there any way to improve
> this transfer rate by cutting down the data collision?
>
> Seve
>
>
