Corrigan, Brian wrote:
> Let me explain further since everyone is being so helpful! The linux
> box has a Realtek configured to run as an NE2000 (Not PnP), I have a
> 3com hub running at 10MBS. The win98 box has a compaq netflex 10/100
> adapter. Ill have to try locking that card at 10mbs, even though it
> auto senses line speed. I am running UTP cable. Both cards are known
> to work . Both have run at my college on our dorm net for a couple of
> years with out a problem. (Especially the NE200, its a real tank!)
> Anyway thats my issue. It sounds like a hardware failure, but if it is,
> its not the cables or cards cause I have switched both of them... ANy
> linux os ideas??
I may be wrong, but the card that I mentioned before (which is defective
by design) has a chance to be a Realtek (name was similar, it may not be).
This card worked well with a completely w95/wNT net, but did not with
Novell. The reason is that w95/NT uses checksum and Novell does not. Win
net was aware of packet losses, and retries if any packet is lost. Novell
does not. If you copy a file from a station to another, it goes well, but
if you copy a file from server to a station, garbage is what you get. We
replaced the card and saved out net. If this card was running with win
boxes, I suggest you to change the card.
