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Re: Network Collisions?
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James Ruby <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000 19:45:10 -0600
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What is the best network protocol to use for a small three pc network?

On Sun, 30 Jan 2000 07:54:05 -0500, Anthony Garvey wrote:

>You should not need both NetBEUI and IPX for local transport.  As another
>lister has suggested, have you tried manually setting the IPX frame type?
>As an experiment, go to Network Neighborhood/Properties and change the IPX
>Frame Type to "802.2"  ( it is probably now set to "Auto"), then also remove
>the NetBEUI protocol completely.  After a reboot, you should see that all
>works well.
>
>>
>> > IPX/SPX, collision
>> > can occur if you are not specifying the frame type.  With IP, I am not
>so
>>
>>         Well I using all three!! :) I am using IPX/SPX for my network
>gaming,
>> TCP/IP for my internet connection sharing and netBeui for win peer-peer
>(it
>> wouldn't work without netBeui, didn't concern myself as to why).
>>
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