On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 11:09:00PM -0500, Jason Healy wrote: > At 1017245979s since epoch (03/26/02 22:19:39 -0500 UTC), Crispin Wellington wrote: > > Of course theres collisions. But switch <-> Computer has collisions > > too. > > Unless you're running in full duplex (both crossover and switches > support this mode, so long as the NIC/switch at each end both support > it and are configured correctly). Then there's no collisions, and > you have a nice fast connection. Well, full duplex prevents collisions from host <-> switch. But switches do have collisions internally when two ports want to talk to a third port at the same time. It's difficult to know whether this is happening unless you have a managed switch. -- Nathan Norman - Micromuse Ltd. mailto:nnorman@micromuse.com Gil-galad was an Elven-king. | The Fellowship Of him the harpers sadly sing: | of the last whose realm was fair and free | the Ring between the Mountains and the Sea. | J.R.R. Tolkien
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