Network Problems

[Ghaz]

I run a 10/100 network at home with four computers on it. I have a linksys 8 port hub. I have 3 of the computers connected using patch cable and one using a cross over cable to the uplink port. I have win2k on two computers and win98 on the other two. The way I was running it before was using sygate software on one win2k computer acting as the server. The sygate server did dns and dhcp. I have two nic cards in that machine, one connected to my dsl and one connected to the hub. It was running fine sharing the connection between all other computers and it was fast. I had to reformat that computer so I did that, put win2k back on and set it all back up. Now what happens is there is major patcket loss to the other comps on the network. The server which is connected to the dsl does just fine, yet the other computers lag hard and go very very slow. I have tried setting one of the other computers up as the server yet it does the same thing. I have tried switching the nics around and using different ones in different computers and there is no difference. I have narrowed it down to being either the hub or some setting some where. I have switched the ports around on the hub, switched cables around, everything I can think of, but nothing. If someone could tell me how to setup ICS on win2k, I will try that, or any other suggestions would be great. I need to have all my machines sharing the dsl like it was before. Oh, and I have tried win98 as well, no go. Thanks.

[netnic30]

Windows 2000 professional (workstation) supports internet connection sharing. It's a little convoluted so the best place to read about it would be in the "Windows professional Resource Kit" book. available at any good computer store or through amazon. pages 919-932. I would not recommend third party software packages for something like this as it can be very hard to diagnose problems of this sort and the more integrated into the O/S the connection sharing software is the better chance that a workable solution is possible.

[Thelemac]

Sounds like you're having excessive collisions on your hub. I had the same problem with my hub. Cleared up when I got a switch. :)

It seems odd, though, that it only occured *after* you reinstalled. That kinda leads me to believe that there's something in the software, though with all of the other computers not working right....

I'd say it's the hub. Hub's really aren't all that great, anyway.

[pii100]

sounds to me like you got a bad card some where disconnect one comp at a time from the hub to find out which one is causing the problem then replace that nic yes putting in a switch will help but replacing the faulty card is cheaper