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Subject: RE: SMC 9332BDT Help me please...
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> I just finished upgrading 3 servers to the SMC newer card, using the
> latest drivers from http://www.3am-software.com (I think they are date
> June 18).
> 
> The cards are performing alright on a 10baseT switch.  but.....
> Whenever I move the cards to my 100baseTX hub, i get _verry poor_
> performance.

Have you checked whether the switch believes the port to be in half or
full duplex mode? Problems like these are typical symptoms of card and
switch not agreeing about the duplex mode.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no