*nix network

Hi all,

I am new to networking and want to set up a small home network
consisting of two machines.
From my research I know that I can do this using crossover cables.

My question is, one of these machines has a 10mb NIC and the other a
100mb NIC. Will there be a problem with this kind of setup?

Thanks in advance,
Ritchie

On 2004-01-05, ritchie <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> From my research I know that I can do this using crossover cables.
>
> My question is, one of these machines has a 10mb NIC and the other a
> 100mb NIC. Will there be a problem with this kind of setup?

Almost certainly not. The 100baseT board will fall back to 10M
bps when the link is negotiated.

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On 5 Jan 2004 11:40:15 -0800, ritchie <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
| Hi all,
|
| I am new to networking and want to set up a small home network
| consisting of two machines.
| From my research I know that I can do this using crossover cables.
|
| My question is, one of these machines has a 10mb NIC and the other a
| 100mb NIC. Will there be a problem with this kind of setup?


Unless it is a 10/100 dual speed NIC, the answer is "yes, there will be problems".

If the speeds don't match the cards will not communicate at all.

I would recommend buying a small switch with 10/100 ports. This will
let your 2 current machines connect, and allow expansion later. Otherwise
replace the 10mb NIC with a 100mb card.


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Paul Colquhoun wrote:
> Unless it is a 10/100 dual speed NIC, the answer is "yes, there will
> be problems".

Have you (or anybody else) seen a 100Mb/s single speed Ethernet NIC?

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ritchie wrote:

> My question is, one of these machines has a 10mb NIC and the other a
> 100mb NIC. Will there be a problem with this kind of setup?
>

Probably not. The 100 Mb NIC will autonegotiate down to 10 Mb.

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Markku Kolkka wrote:

> Paul Colquhoun wrote:
>> Unless it is a 10/100 dual speed NIC, the answer is "yes, there will
>> be problems".
>
> Have you (or anybody else) seen a 100Mb/s single speed Ethernet NIC?
>

Not recently. I did a few years ago.

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On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 01:06:27 +0200, Markku Kolkka <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
| Paul Colquhoun wrote:
|> Unless it is a 10/100 dual speed NIC, the answer is "yes, there will
|> be problems".
|
| Have you (or anybody else) seen a 100Mb/s single speed Ethernet NIC?


I've seen stuff that only mentions 100mb/s. It *might* have worked at
10mb/s as well, but I never tested it. It was what could be termed
"profesional grade" equipment, for SUN gear.


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Hi again,

Just wanted to thank everyone who replied to my post.

I have decided to buy a switch as suggested.

Thanks again,
Ritchie

Paul Colquhoun <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). au>...
> On 5 Jan 2004 11:40:15 -0800, ritchie <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> | Hi all,
> |
> | I am new to networking and want to set up a small home network
> | consisting of two machines.
> | From my research I know that I can do this using crossover cables.
> |
> | My question is, one of these machines has a 10mb NIC and the other a
> | 100mb NIC. Will there be a problem with this kind of setup?
>
>
> Unless it is a 10/100 dual speed NIC, the answer is "yes, there will be problems".
>
> If the speeds don't match the cards will not communicate at all.
>
> I would recommend buying a small switch with 10/100 ports. This will
> let your 2 current machines connect, and allow expansion later. Otherwise
> replace the 10mb NIC with a 100mb card.