Re: Failure of Ethernet link with Belkin adapter & Netgear hub.
On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 01:07:16PM -0800, PETER EASTHOPE wrote:
> 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.
Can other boxes/NICs get 100 Mb/s across the AT hub? Perhaps the AT hub
is only 10 Mb/s.
Doug.
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