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Subject: RE: Collision on NIC
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Hmmm..The thumb rule I generally follow is that if there are too many
collisions, I would look at the duplex settings of the NIC and the
switch.If one of them is forced(Not auto negotiated) then the other one
turns itself into Half-duplex.The ifconfig display is also cryptic in
the sense that it does not tell you explicitly that it is half-duplex.If
there is no full-duplex in ifconfig display it is half-duplex.Check
those settings again and may be you are in for a surprise..


Sreekanth

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org 
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Erwane Breton
> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 9:27 AM
> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: Collision on NIC
> 
> 
> > > 
> > > Well, I don't see the problem.
> > > 
> > > My math says that that's .03% collision rate, which is so deep in 
> > > the noise as to be practically zero.  What do you _think_ 
> it should 
> > > be?
> > > 
> > Even Mr. Inventor of the ethernet himself regrets calling them 
> > collisions because that term has a bad ring people 
> unfamiliar with the 
> > technological detail.
> > 
> > Pete
> 
> So there are no answers or solutions ?
> 
> Erwan
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