On Aug 29, 2010, at 1:06 AM, shimi wrote:
It could be that there's an Ethernet negotiation problem, in such a
way that your MAC doesn't get registered on the switch (?). Not
necessarily a Linux problem. Maybe a NIC problem, or an Ethernet
cable problem. Of course that with a Hub that would work anyways,
because a Hub broadcasts to all ports, regardless of negotiation...
That's why I keep some RTL8139 cards around. They work with just about
every operating system (not only Intel and not only DOS/Windows/Linux).
Geoff.
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