On Sun, 18 May 2003 19:21:28 -0700, David Gillett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>>
>  There are two crucial NIC parameters which need to be set correctly for
>this to work:  speed (10 or 100 Mbps) and duplex (full or half).
>
>  Most NICs will let you set either or both of these to "auto-negotiate",
>meaning "figure out what the thing I'm talking to wants".  This works well
>for the speed, but can be problematical for the duplex setting when mixing
>equipment from different manufacturers.
>
>  You may have either or both specified, and it worked before because your
>other machines could auto-negotiate a sorkable configuration with it, or
>they may be set to auto and it may be that that doesn't work between Linksys
>and this PCMCIA manufacturer or model.
>
>David Gillett
>
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Thanks David, laptop is currently out of town so I can't try it but that sounds like a good possibility as it worked going to another NIC and I'm pretty sure I looked at the settings and is was set to auto.  How do I know if I want half or full duplex?  I know the obvious answer, try both.

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