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  • 25-07-2002 12:06am
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    m1ke
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    I've networked 2 pcs here and there are some problems with em,

    They're on an 8 port 10Base-T hub - both are running windows xp professional and both are fairly new 1ghz and 2ghz machines.

    Everything works - ICS, gaming, file sharing

    The problem is :

    file sharing is really slow, when you try to browse another computer it can lock up windows - and when files are transferred between the computers the speed is 20kpbs-40kpbs. It works just really badly.

    I think it has to be either a dodgy network card in one of the machines or something is fucted with the hub, because i've gone through all the proper configuration procedures many times and I can't find anything wrong with the configuration. No firewall, ips assigned properly, subnet assigned, cards running at full duplex all the proper protocols added and configured.

    Does anyone have any ideas


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    Gavin
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    Card's should not be running at full duplex on a hub, chop it to half duplex or use a crossover cable.

    Gav


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    Hoojah Nickabolokov
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    yeah, if there's only 2 pcs use crossover. crossover will transfer up to 100mb/s whereas using a hub will work up to 10mb/s afaik.


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    WhiteWashMan
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    what proper protocols have you got installed?


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    Gavin
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    Originally posted by Hoojah Nickabolokov
    yeah, if there's only 2 pcs use crossover. crossover will transfer up to 100mb/s whereas using a hub will work up to 10mb/s afaik.

    providing of course that the cards are 100mbit... A 100mbit hub will also of course run at 100mbit shared amongst all connections.


    Gav


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    m1ke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 852 ✭✭✭m1ke


    knocking the cards down to half duplex did the trick, thanks for the help Verb / and everyone else, suggestions were appreciated.


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    po0k
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    like everyone has said, get a crossover cable for now, but buy a 100Mbit switch from a decent brand, do a litle bit of googling for reviews on it before hand too.
    use Cat5e cable for the crossover. 2 mins googling will turn up the wiring diagram for the crossover cable.
    A crimpers can be bought for E22 in peats, cable is cheap too, RJ45 heads are about 36c a go.

    Have you got netBEUI installed?
    SPX/IPX set to 802.3 frame type and not auto?
    what are your TCP/IP settings?

    Post up the output from a "ping" command.

    what network cards are you using?

    Set them to 100Mbit fullduplex if you can, never mind that auto-negotiation stuff if they're all on the same level.


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    Gavin
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    He fixed the problem. He posted up that he fixed the problem several hours before you posted..

    Gav


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