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On 21 October 2011 16:00, <perryh@pluto.rain.com> wrote:

>
> ...snip...
>
> Both connections were using the same (short) Cat5 cable, I tried two
> different ports on the 10/100 hub, and other systems work OK on that
> 10/100 hub.
>
> How do I get this interface to operate properly at 100MB?
>
>
...snip...

"Auto-negotiation" is a nightmare, and *will* cause you problems.  The best
you can do is try to try to set every device using the switch to 100Mbps
full, if that doesn't work buy a proper switch.