Re: 9.2 Networking/Internet

From: Bruce A. Mallett (bam_DELETE_THIS_at_NightStorm.com)
Date: 11/29/04 

Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:59:24 -0500

Russell Bungay wrote:
> The ADSL router sits at the end. Normal cat5 runs from its single
> ethernet port to the uplink port of my hub. From the standard ports of
> the hub run two pieces of cat5, the first of which goes upstairs to the
> switch to which are connected my housemate's three computers, the second
> of which goes directly to the ethernet port on my laptop. All of the
> computers work fine and communicate with the router under Windows.

Perchance have you tried plugging it into the switch that is upstairs?
And is it a real switch? If the downstairs is a 10baseT HUB and your
system boots up the ethernet in 100baseT mode then it won't work. Other
things like full/half duplex may muck it up as well.

There are ways of specifying to the network module options to force the
card into a particular mode. You might want to research that as well.
But the easiest thing to try is to plug into the switch. Assuming that
it really is a switch.

     - Bruce

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