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I've a little home network like this:
PC A Switch PC B
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| A |-----| S |-----| B |
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| M | ---->Internet
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SDSL Modem
The switch S is a Jensen wireless router set to bridge, has 4 10/100 ethernet ports.
The modem has only a 10mbit interface.
Now I'm having trouble getting 100Mbit from A to B.
- If I set A and B to 100mbit, A gets intermittent connectivity to anything, ping times out 80% of the time.
- If I unplug the modem from the switch, A and B talks using 100mbit fine.
- If I unplug A, B talks to the switch fine using 100mbit (and no problems talking to the modem/internet)
- If I unplug B, A talks to the switch fine using 100mbit (and no problems talking to the modem/internet)
- If I set A to 10mbit, B to 100mbit, there are no problems.
- Have tested 2 different NICs in A, with same result.
- Can't change the nic in B, no expansion slots, have some integrated nvidia NIC (uses the focedeath driver on linux), A runs Win-7, Realtel 8169/8110
Where's could the real problem be? Would I gain anything buying a regular switch instead of using my wireless router in bridged mode?
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Posted 2011-03-04T00:24:53.343
Reputation: 3 699
what is the connection speed between the switch and the modem? just thinking that maybe the router/switch is using the lowest connected speed across the bridge. – Xantec – 2011-03-04T01:01:11.433
Modem is 10 only, so modem to switch can be no more then 10. You would expect computer->switch<-computer to be 100, with computer to switch to modem only dropping down to 10 when it needs to get out, over the modem. – therube – 2011-03-04T03:28:43.097