RE: RE: Zapping network switches


Subject: RE: RE: Zapping network switches
From: Steve Stich (steves@cgnw.com)
Date: Fri Dec 12 2003 - 10:05:17 AKST


I suspected they were that variety.

I've had problems with the dhcp on both of those type hub / switches. A
real pain really.

-----Original Message-----
From: Justin Dieters [mailto:enderak@gci.net]=20
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 9:40 AM
To: Steve Stich
Cc: aklug@aklug.org
Subject: Re: RE: Zapping network switches

I'm not sure of the models, but the first one was an 8-port Linksys hub,
and the current one is a 5-port Netgear switch.

I went there today, and looked at it myself. Turns out the new one
wasn't fried (I still suspect the first one was, though). I'm not sure
why, but some cards were getting 192.168.0.x addresses, and some where
getting 169.254.x.x addresses (Windows autoconfig addresses) seemingly
at random. The Win98 machines would consistantly get 192.168.0.x
addresses via dhcp, but the WinXP machines would go back and forth
between those and the 169.254 addresses whenever the machine was
restarted or the network interface was released/renewed.

Since there are only 4 machines, I ended up just setting the addresses
in by hand and leaving it at that.

Justin

----- Original Message -----
> Just out of curiosity...What's the brand/model hub and switch you've=20
> been using?

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