Dear All, subject to my previous post [1],  I have now got the CS8900 going
in full duplex mode.  The collision rate now is exactly 0% (no collisions at
all), but I've come across another more devastating problem; it seems the
interface is "missing frames" (from what I can tell by ...

Had anybody used a SMC Barricade Cable/DSL broadband router (SMC7004VBR) for
LAN segmenting? We think it will be a cheaper way than using a two NIC
WindowsNT box, but we are facing troubles with the NAT features of the
Barricade. Any experience with the product? Any advice?

Hello from Gregg C Levine
Here's my problem. A while ago, my company re-wired a company's
network, which was a mix of normal 10BASE-T networking, and AUI based
stuff. They were using Synoptics 508A devices, and Synoptics 928

I guess the subject line more or less says it. Is there some sort of
ping equivalent that can be used on an Ethernet to check whether a
station is alive or not? If so, does anyone have pointers to something
like an opensource example for GNU/Linux?

Just curious... why does Fluke seem to have two identical products? What is
the major difference between the two product lines?
Thanks.

Say you have a cisco switch, the switch recieves a packet on port 1,
it attaches the "port 1" with the MAC of the machine that is connected
to it. It then retains this info.
The packet has a dest address, the switch reads it and tries to find

Have been using Ethereal on Linux but now have it over on Windows.  I
see where my capture filters are stored on Linux.  Where are they in
the Windows flavor?  I would like to avoid retyping them.
Thanks!

After reviewing several reference designs for ethernet silicon to CAT 5
interface, can someone tell me WHY every single one of these reference
designs show the UNUSED pairs (RJ45 Pins 4,5 and 7,8) shorted together
and then terminated to AC ground through a 75 ohm resistor?

Would like to set up 802.11g access pts (maybe 108 Mbps) to provide
reliable full speed coverage for an 8,000 sq ft house.  Already have a
fairly extensive wired lan throughout the home.  What products should I
be looking at that allow multiple wireless access points, external

A friend of mine has a coworker who lives in a 300+ unit condo.  Currently,
there is a shared internet connection among all of the units.  As a
disclaimer, all of the info I have so far is second-hand.  I'm told they
have "a couple" of T1 lines coming in and that their current ...

Was there a 1000BaseTX standard that never caught on?  I can't tell
because many people use the terms interchangably.  I thought they
meant the same thing but I've seen people say that 1000BaseTX is
something different.  So now I want to get things straightened out in

What criteria should be used to determine the MAC address for a
multi-port device, where each port on the device has a unique MAC
address?
Thank you,

I have several W2k computers networked and would like to add an old
Compaq running W98. It has only 32 M RAM and so I think it would
probably not have enough to run W2k. I have tried setting it up to
connect without success. Is it possible/difficult to get it to

What is the difference between these two connections.  Is it worth spending
the $600 on a fiber card if you have a fiber connection on your switch?

I need to connect a token ring print server to a ethernet network, it has
a RJ45 connector on it.  What do I need to connect it to my network? It's
a Lexmark Marknet 3 Pro.  If any one ask why not just by a new one, I need
the serial port on it.