Sean McGroty skrev:
>> Still, what configuration could minimise collisions? I get collision even
>> while FTPing between two nodes on my private network.
>This is an indication of a larger problem. There is no reason this should
>happen, especially on a small network. How many devices do you have? Are
>your patch cables and in-wall runs kept away from mains power lines,
>fluorsecent lights, and electric motors such as garage door openers, and are
>there any kinks or sharp bends in the cables. All these can result in
>collision problems that shouldn't occur otherwise.
All this is crammed into a rather small room (17 m�) with little lighting. The
only condition I can come up with would be the lack of ground wires in the
house.
>> Well, yes, cable length should matter. The maximum legal length of an
>Ethernet
>> is 50 ms (milliseconds, not metres) from one end to another. Still, during
>> those 50 ms, downstream nodes may think that the ether is free, and start
>to
>> transmit as well. Since clairvoyance is not part of any current Ethernet
>> standard, collisions is something we have to live with.
>A properly designed network, with good equipment, should have very few, if
>any, collisions. Token Ring, mentioned previously, is mostly useful in
>extremely large networks (1000+ nodes, IIRC) As a note, collisions rarely
>happen on the 60+ node network at my school. A home user really should not
>have any collisions.
And you're running it all through hubs?
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