Mike Watson wrote: > > On Sunday 16 February 2003 02:08 pm, faisal gillani wrote: chopped out much stuff . . > > I suspect that due to the distance, your client NICs are switching down > to 10 MPS. Speed negotiation does not depend on distance. See below. > 100MBS begins to see errors when cable runs are over 100 > feet, even with CAT 5. I had a similar situation at my office not long The spec for cat5 cable length is 100 meters. Unless you have crappy wiring, 100 ft will not be a problem. Mismatched speed/duplex will be a problem. > the distance ranges between 100 feets to 300 feets as If the wiring is good, that's fine. > i have multiple switches or SOHO switch That may be a problem if you have too many cascaded switches ( max = 3) or if they're looped somehow. -toby -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
