On 13 Oct 00, at 13:30, Doyle Hirsch wrote:

> Fellow Listers:
>
>    I have a small(3 computers)home network set up using a 5-Port
> Linksys Workgroup Hub. Each computer has its own IP address. I am
> also connected to a cable modem. The networking "guru" at the
> office said I need to switch my protocol from TCP/IP to NETBEUI to
> prevent intrusion from people on my local node(I have file and
> print sharing enabled). I've started noticing slowdowns in file
> transfers between the computers. Is is safe to return to TCP/IP? I
> use Zone Alarm as my firewall.
>
>                        Doyle Hirsch
>                      ofw2is @ hotmail.com

  On such a small network, NetBEUI may actually be faster than
TCP/IP.  Sq while you could "return to TCP/IP", I don't have a lot of
confidence that that will fix your problem.

  When you notice slowdowns, are the always between the same pairs of
machines?  When I have seen cases like this (more than once...), it
has been traced to excessive error retransmits due to damaged cables.

David G

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