From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 25 09:42:53 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4688F16A4CE for ; Sun, 25 Jul 2004 09:42:53 +0000 (GMT) Received: from web13002.mail.yahoo.com (web13002.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.174.12]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3904643D2D for ; Sun, 25 Jul 2004 09:42:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rosey_kc@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <20040725094252.63612.qmail@web13002.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [202.51.78.5] by web13002.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 25 Jul 2004 02:42:52 PDT Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 02:42:52 -0700 (PDT) From: kamal kc To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: no network between cyrix 6x86 and intel pentium 4 X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 09:42:53 -0000 i problem i state here is not particularly about freebsd but it's still related to network and has recently made me very much confused. the problem is when i try to put two computers with cyrix 6x86 and intel pentium 4 in the same network there is no communication between the computers. ----- what i did till now::::: -- i connected the two computers by cross wire cable. there is no communication. -- i connected the two computers by a 10 Mbps network hub, still there is no communication -- the network card i have used is Realtek 8139 (10/100 Mbps) in both the computers -- i monitored the transmitted packets by using ::tcpdump:: and ::ethereal:: and what i found was::::: the cyrix 6x86 computer transmits the packets but cannot receive packets sent to it. -- the cyrix 6x86 has processor speed of about 133 Mhz and intel pentium 4 of 1.8 Ghz -- the cyrix 6x86 can communicate with pentium computers. i tried it in a different network -- the pentium 4 can communicate with other pentium 4 computers. i also tried it in a differeent network. ------------------- that's all i had done till now. is there any possibility that the processor speed can affect the network?? or is there any other reason that i may have overlooked ?? i am really confused and don't know what to do as i need the network as soon as possible. ------------------------------------------ --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage!