[wellylug] switch / howto

[Jamie Dobbs]

> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:45:29 +1200, E.Chalaron <e.chalaron at xtra.co.nz>
> wrote:
>>
>
> Media auto-negotiation mismatch perhaps?
>
> The switch ports may be forced to a setting (eg 100M Full-duplex) and
> your NIC's are failing to negotiate to matching speed/duplex.
>

Could be quite likely, especially if the PCs in question have 3Com NICs in
them, as they are known to be pigs with 3Com dual-speed hubs and switches.