Failure of Ethernet link with Belkin adapter & Netgear hub.

[PETER EASTHOPE <peasthope@shaw.ca>]

Folk, 

If an Etch system is connected to the 'net _via_ a 
Belkin Model F5D5050 USB 10/100 Ethernet Adapter, 
an old AT-3612TR hub and a Netgear DS104 hub, 
communication works at 10 Mb/s, half duplex.  The 
light on the Belkin adapter is green.

If the AT hub is removed and the Belkin adapter is 
connected directly to the Netgear hub, its 100 Mb/s 
link light goes on while the Belkin light goes amber. 
ethtool reports 100 Mb/s, half on the adapter but 
communication fails. 

Can anyone say whether this more likely a problem 
with hardware or a problem with the Pegasus driver 
which runs the Belkin adapter.  In the second case, 
I suppose a bug report is warranted.

Thanks,     ... Peter E.


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