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- From: rcosby@bcm.tmc.edu (Randy C. Cosby)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
- Subject: Re: Network traffic errors ????
- Date: 28 Jan 1993 15:56:23 GMT
- Organization: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tx
- Lines: 37
- Message-ID: <1k8vn7INN4i5@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu>
- References: <oddg.11@eiklh.no>
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- Summary: more detail of repeaters...
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- In article <oddg.11@eiklh.no>, oddg@eiklh.no (Odd Gunnar Dalen) writes:
- > I'm supervisor on a network with about 200 workstation (pc). Using Novell
- > 3.11 on thin ethernet. I'm using two segments and repeaters, so I am sure
- > it's not to long. The problem is that suddenly things began to work slow, so
- > is there enyone out there who can tell me what this report meen ? I've used
- > a program NALLCARD to test the workstation on the net.
- >
- >
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- 80% of all Network problems can be related to the media. I read
- that in LAN Technology.... Hell, I've been quoted in Comm Week
- saying it!....
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- Check the cables, Check The connectors, Check the terminators.....
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- Also, have you recently added a fourth repeater on a segment.
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- 18 months ago, I had a Novell guy (CNE) tell me that Novell does
- not have faith in the 4 repeater per segment spec.. He tells
- me Novell likes to see a max of 3.....
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- Just thoughts.... Probably cable.... Have you got a Sniffer?
- They are worth every penny....
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- Isolate and eliminate until things speed up..
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- Good Luck!
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- Randy Cosby
- Network Manager
- Texas Children's Hospital
- Houston Texas
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