If all of your pc's run ip try removing netbuei and see if that helps.. ======================================== Jimmy Daniels Computer Programmer/Operator [log in to unmask] http://resa2.k12.wv.us ======================================== ---------- > From: Drew Dunn <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [PCBUILD] Network Packet Collisions > Date: Friday, March 27, 1998 2:35 PM > > I have a five computer network: two NT workstations, one Win95, one Win 98, > and one BeOS system. The systems all use 3Com 10Mb/s cards, except for the > Be machine which uses a generic NE2000 compatible card. One of the systems > (running 98) is a notebook with a 3Com Etherlink III PCMCIA card. One of > the NT boxes has two 3c509's because I'm about to use it as a gateway to an > ADSL router. The whole mishmash of hardware uses a Linksys eight port hub > which I already know has one dead port. > > I appear to be suffering from a tremendous number of packet collisions, if I > can believe what the indicator on the hub is saying. The network is an > amalgamation of NetBUEI and TCP/IP, if that makes any difference. I'm > honestly not sure if the collisions are having an effect on the network's > performance because it's been happening for quite a while. Also, both NT > machines have service pack 3 freshly installed, the 95 system is using OSR2, > the 98 system uses RC0 and the Be computer is running release 3. > > There you have it. Any ideas? And, for that matter, do I actually have a > problem? > > Thanks! > > Drew Dunn > [log in to unmask]