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| Thread ID: 36238 | 2003-08-03 23:15:00 | 100mb/s network using crossover cable | somebody (208) | Press F1 |
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| 165127 | 2003-08-04 01:08:00 | > Too vague > > More information required. > That's a little vague Merlin, why not ask for the information you need?! Not everybody has a Crystal Ball like Godfather ;-) The NE2000 Compatible cards are all 10MBPS iirc. IMHO, its only $15ish to buy a 100mbps NIC, run down to DSE and upgrade :-) Your cable should be 100mbps if you bought it from DSE within recent years :D |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 165128 | 2003-08-04 01:16:00 | I made the cable myself (using a borrowed crimping tool), but I wasted 3 plugs because I kept doing it wrong. Network speed isn't too much of a concern, considering that I only use the network mainly for sharing an internet connection. It's probably not worth the investment. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 165129 | 2003-08-04 01:29:00 | How exactly did you expect to increase your network speed without upgrading your older/slower network card?? | Fire-and-Ice (3910) | ||
| 165130 | 2003-08-04 01:44:00 | At the time I didn't know that the older network card could only handle 10mb/s. I thought it was how the network had been configured, not hardware limiations. | somebody (208) | ||
| 165131 | 2003-08-04 04:26:00 | With 100Mbps-capable cards at both ends, you should be able to run at 100 Mbps, even with just a crossover cable. With a 10Mbps at one (or both !) ends, you can't. ;-) If you made the cable yourself, it might still work at 100 Mbps. :D If it doesn't work, buy a commercial cable. If you followed the rules (used the wires in pairs, and didn't untwist more than ½" of the pairs) you should be OK. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 165132 | 2003-08-04 05:40:00 | I think I untwisted only just enough so the wires would separate out enough to get them into the plug. If I get a spare 100mbps card, i'll give it a go. |
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