[G4] Networking from afar....

[Wilkin, Wayne (Mass)]

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> From: 	dj moda
> Reply To: 	Power Macintosh G4 List
Rumor has it they just came out with Cat 6 cable. Supposed to be better
shielded. 


> Sent: 	Wednesday, December 11, 2002 1:48 PM
> To: 	Power Macintosh G4 List
> Subject: 	[G4] Networking from afar....
> 
> 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?