On 20/09/2007, Alex Samad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 20, 2007 at 11:04:04AM +1000, bill wrote: > > I have a home LAN of 4 PCs and 1 laptop. > > > > Connected phone-line --> modem/router --> gigabit ethernet switch --> > PCs ( > > via CAT5 cable)
I've just noticed that you mention that you ue CAT-5 cables. Maybe they are not good enough for Gigabit and you should switch to Cat-6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable (even if this cable works with other configurations, maybe it's a border-line case which crosses the border in this particular configuration). --Amos -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
