The windows and linux boxes are connected via a crossover cable. Both are configured for 100MBPS full duplex. George Joseph Thekkekara wrote: > Jim, > > 1. Are the two systems connected over a cross over cable or through a > Hub/Switch? > 2. Are both the NIC's configured as 100MBPS Full Duplex? > > George > > On 4/16/05, Jim wrote: > >>My Linux box has two network cards in it. Both use the RTL8139 chipset. >> One card connects to my dsl modem and the other connects to my >>Windows box. The Windows box has a Linksys LNE100T card in it. >>Everything is configured for 100Mbps, but I usually get about a third of >>that. >> >>The Linux box is a Pentium 200. Someone told me the RTL cards don't >>work well in slow machines like my Linux box because those cards depend >>on the CPU to do some of the work that other network cards handle >>themselves. >> >>Does this sound right? If so would one of the Intel Pro100 cards be a >>better choice? >> >>Thanks >> >>Jim >> >>-- >>In 08 vote for a crook you can trust. >>Del Boy for President. >>http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/onlyfools/uncovered/derek.shtml >> >>--------------------------------------------------- >>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- In 08 vote for a crook you can trust. Del Boy for President. http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/onlyfools/uncovered/derek.shtml --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss