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From: Zach Heilig <zach@gaffaneys.com>
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Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 12:58:16 -0600
To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
Cc: questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Arg! networking problem driving me nuts
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On Tue, Nov 11, 1997 at 10:44:02AM -0800, Doug White wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Nov 1997, Zach Heilig wrote:

> Have you checked out your cable?  Try reversing it and see if the
> problem persists.

I thought of this and some other tests (I changed the cable from lp1 to lp0
on the machine with two ports.

BTW, reversing the cable worked.  I just took time to try it.

> It's a routing problem or your lpt port is dumping packets.

You would think a lap-link cable would be the same either way... So this cable
must not be very good.

Anyway, thanks.

-- 
Zach Heilig