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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 16:13:25 -0800 (PST)
From: Rick Hamell <hamellr@heorot.1nova.com>
To: "RAD2921 - RADIGAN, TIMOTHY               " <RAD2921@cup.edu>
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Subject: Re: Network Collisions
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> Just wondering if there is a way to minimize the collisions I'm getting
> when transferring data from my WinXP box to my FreeBSD box.  The
> collision light is flashing alot when transferring files.  It seems a
> little excessive.  Any ideas?

	Run everything at half-duplex. Replace cables and NIC cards.
Replace your hub with a switch. Live with it. Collisions happen... often,
especially with low-end hardware and bad cables.

	Rick


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