[G4] Networking from afar....

[Snoke Jay S NPRI]

Eric-
	You don't mention if you have pinged the lossy G4 or not from another Mac.  Have you also tried a different port on the Linksys?  Have you considered swapping the other G4 with the troublesome one to see if it has the same problem?  There should be *no* reason why you can't use the cable as it is;  a) it tests properly; and, b) 10/100 BaseT is good for that length plus more.

	I'm thinking there may be a problem with the actual voltage levels (and associated current) for either the Mac ethernet port or the Linksys - that's why I suggest swapping ports and swapping G4s...

*	Jay S. Snoke


> I would appreciate any help with my situation....
> 
> I own two G4's running Jaguar and one 6400 Performa running 9.1. I have all
> three of the macs properly connected to a 5 port Linksys ethernet hub which
> is connected to my DSL via a Linksys DSL Router.
> 
> While one of the G4's and the 6400 are no more than 4 ft. away from the hub,
> the other G4 is in another room connected to the hub via 100 ft. of ethernet
> cable.
> 
> Here's my problem.....
> 
> While the DHCP recognizes all of the computers and assigns consecutive IP
> addresses to them, I cannot access the internet nor can I network the G4
> that is 100 ft from the hub. When I ping from the troubled G4, I am seeing a
> heavy packet loss.
> 
> I've tested the cable with an ethernet tester, and it's fine. Does anyone
> have any suggestions other than moving the G4 closer to the hub? I'm
> connected via 24 AWG CAT 5 8-wire cable. Is there anything better?
> 
> MODA
> Eric Reynolds
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