[lug] Network traffic

[Nate Duehr]

I recently had a machine that was forcing the network card to 100 mb full-duplex mode when it was plugged into a 10 mb hub... Causing similar symptoms to what you are describing.

Telling the offending OS that the network was 10 mb made everything much happier.

Nate

-----Original Message-----
   >From: "Terry Branaman"<t-branaman at attbi.com>
   >Sent: 12/17/02 22:32:16
   >To: "lug at lug.boulder.co.us"<lug at lug.boulder.co.us>
   >Subject: [lug] Network traffic
   >
   >I have recently noticed something strange on my home network. Whenever
   >two or more machines are turned on (even during the power-up self test)
   >I see a lot of activity and collisions. When just one machine is powered
   >on, there is no network activity (as expected), but as soon as I turn on
   >another machine, the activity starts up - even before the OS has loaded.
   >This just started recently.
   >
   >Any ideas about what is happening, or what I can check to determine what
   >is happening? I'm running Mandrake 9.
   >
   >Thanks.
   >-- 
   >Terry Branaman <t-branaman at attbi.com>
   >
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