Can only the 100Mbs part of a 10/100Mbs router fail?
Larry Cook
lcook at sybase.com
Wed Dec 8 11:36:01 EST 2004
Ken,
> One thing to contemplate -- though if it had been working
> before, it's not terribly likely to be the problem -- is the fact that
> autonegotiation is an imperfect science.
This router has been working for a year and half with computer #1 (10Mbs) and
#2 (100Mbs) connected to it. The 100Mbs switch with computers behind it was
added over a year ago and has been working fine. I've made no changes to any
of this.
I first noticed a problem on my RH8 system behind the 100Mbs switch losing the
VPN connection to work. After about the fifth time of having to reestablish
the connection I started checking the network. A ping of the router showed a
30-60% packet loss! Thinking my problem was the 100Mbs switch to the router,
I swapped it with the 10Mbs hub. Everything was working fine, so of course I
assumed it was the 100Mbs switch. But yesterday my wife couldn't get on the
internet with computer #2 connected directly to the router. So now I'm at my
current theory that the 100Mbs part of the router is the problem.
Thanks,
Larry
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