Re: Network Collisions

From: Phillip Windell (_at_.)
Date: 07/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 10:53:42 -0500

Collisions are a normal part of Ethernet, it is in fact, the collisions that
trigger the timing readjustments. To avoid collisions replace the Hub with
a Switch, that is exactly what they are for,...switches create "collision
domains" to control collisions. 

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Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com
"Terry" <it@REMOVETHISfloydautomatic.co.uk> wrote in message
news:%23Ne4i4KdEHA.4004@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I am setting up a new server and have it connected to an old 10baseT hub
> with a client attached. When transferring data from the client to the
server
> the hub is showing the collisions LED hard on. Could anything in the
config
> on the  server NIC or client NIC cause this? No other clients attached.
> Regards
>
>

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