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Date:      Fri, 16 Jan 1998 09:17:54 +0000
From:      john@mailhost.cas.unt.edu
To:        David Hawkins <dhawk@river.org>
Cc:        lyndon@ve7tcp.ampr.org, john@mailhost.cas.unt.edu, skafte@worldgate.com, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: 3com 3C509B Combo card
Message-ID:  <199801161517.JAA11908@www.cas.unt.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199801152043.MAA15528@ohio.river.org>
References:  <199801150558.XAA04566@detlev.UUCP> from Joel Ray Holveck at "Jan 14, 98 11:58:00 pm"

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> The River's been running a 509B for two years. A couple of things:
> 1. turn off PlugNPlay
> 2. don't use a transceiver 
> 
> Our colocation service moved the machine recently and put in a
> transceiver. The network connection became unreliable. Once I
> took off the transceiver all was well. (Someone else figured out the
> problem.)

If you have a transceiver hooked to a hub you need to turn off
SQE (heartbeat)--otherwise this will generate collisions--see
http://www.ots.utexas.edu:8080/ethernet/enet-faqs/ethernet-faq
search for 05.02Q or 802.3 repeater

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John A. Booth
University of North Texas
College of Arts & Sciences
Computer Support Specialist
GW address: CAS.PO7.JOHN
Internet:   john@unt.edu
Office:     940-565-4498



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