> > The best is to buy a NIC that can autonegotiate with the switch (eg, Cisco > > and Intel EtherExpress Pro100). > > Will this really work? I mean I know about the workaround for the Vortex cards > as we are also experiencing the same probs but I wonder if buying a Cisco or > Intel NIC would really solve the problem without resorting to workarounds. Well, this works for us (Cisco 2916 I think and on-board Intel EtherExpress Pro100). -Igor Mozetic