Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 10:22:57 -0400 From: "Steve Friedrich" <SteveFriedrich@Hot-Shot.com> To: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "The Man In Black" <samz@oz.net> Subject: Re: Packet Collisions Message-ID: <199809241423.KAA03231@laker.net>
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On Thu, 24 Sep 1998 05:20:15 -0700, The Man In Black wrote: >Can anyone point me to a source or tell me if there is an easy way to do >packet collision diagnoses? > >I have noticed the collision light on my HUB (Linksys 5-port 10BT) light up >more often then the past. It doesn't happen alot during modem operations >since its so slow..but at a higher speed transfer...like If I transfer a 5 >meg file from the unix box to my windows machine the collision light on the >HUB stays pegged the whole time. > >I thought this was from using a cheap network card clone, so i upgraded my >ethernet cards. both the unix box and my windows machine are using high >quality PCI 3COM cards..but I'm still getting these collisions. I have also >tried a number of different RJ-45 cables...nothing helps. Collisions are a common occurance on Ethernet due to it's design. You can read about it in the following excellent book: Lan Tutorial With Glossary of Terms : A Complete Introduction to Local Area Networks (Lan Networking Library) ~ Usually ships in 24 hours Steve Steinke (Editor), et al / Paperback / Published 1996 Our Price: $21.56 ~ You Save: $5.39 (20%) Available at http://www.amazon.com/ Unix systems measure "uptime" in years, Winblows measures it in minutes. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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