[Duo2400] Re: why the network connection is so slow

[Doug Rosser]

The Ethernet is in-built in the Duo dock - the slightly taller version
required to actually fit the 2300c
Doug
----- Original Message -----
From: "chuck goolsbee" <cglist at mac-mgrs.org>
To: "Duo/2400 List" <DuoList at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 5:47 PM
Subject: [Duo2400] Re: why the network connection is so slow


> >On topic, I have a newly acquired, from e-bay(.au) of course, 2300c which
> >I'm having fun integrating into my non-mac  based hame LAN - a great
leaning
> >experience and a cute machine - now if I can just work out why the
network
> >connection is so slow ....
> >Merçi
> >Doug
>
> Maybe the 10Mhz bus between that CPU and the ethernet card? =)
> (or was the enet on the 33?Mhz PDS bus? I can't remember... all my
> Duo spec knowledge popped off my stack.)
>
>
> You may have a duplexing issue on the switch-side of the connection.
> The Duo pre-dates auto-sensing ethernet ports, which all modern
> networking gear has... a lot of them get into long, drawn-out
> one-sided "conversations" with older hardware trying to get them to
> auto-sense the network speed and duplex settings... which of course
> your Duo ignores... causing the switch to just ask more. =)
>
> If the network gear is "managed" you can usually "force' the port to
> stay on 10base/T, half duplex... which will make the Duo happy and
> productive.
>
>
>
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