fre, 05.11.2004 kl. 15.52 skrev Charles R. Anderson: > On Fri, Nov 05, 2004 at 02:29:28PM +0000, Marc McAllister wrote: > > I don't have a spare hub I'm afraid, I'm pretty much stuck with the > > configuration that I have. I presume if I run ethereal from my FC2 box it will > > not pick up anything "interesting" that is being broadcast from the FC3 box? > > The FC2 box should pick up broadcasts, but not unicasts after the > first one when the switch first learns where each MAC address is. > > You could also try running ethereal on the FC3 box itself--it should > then capture all traffic. > Or you could do som MAC-spoofing... Not simple, but possible... Or does SELinux prevent this? > > What things should I check on the FC3 box, are there any log files that will > > show what happens during boot etc? > > Try ethtool and/or mii-diag to see what speed/duplex the NIC is > running at. Compare that with the lights on the switch to see if the > speed and duplex are matched at both ends of the link. If they > mismatch, then many errors could be generated.