[plug] [OT] network hub problem (Hoping 4 Linux Solution)

[James Devenish]

In message <419C89F6.6050103 at tigris.org>
on Thu, Nov 18, 2004 at 07:39:34PM +0800, Timothy White wrote:
> I have a 10/100Mbs full duplex switch connected to a 10Mb half duplex hub.
> When I have a computer talking from the switch to the hub I get lots of 
> collisions as the fast computer floods the slow hub.

Do you mean that there is also a performance problem associated with
this behaviour? Perhaps you have a faulty or misconfigured switch?

> I can't upgrade the hub as it is an extension to the network for some
> slow, ageing computers.

That sounds particularly non sequitur.