<div>As far as the lifetime warranty stuff is concerned. There is a little clause that states as long as the model is manufactured. We have a bunch of SMC's best switches installed and they too are supposed to have a life time warranty, several have failed and SMC said that they no longer make that model. I have also had this experience with Allied Telesyn who also state the same warranty on thier products.</div> <div> </div> <div>Just my 1.5 cents:) </div> Ronald R. McDaniel Conecuh County Schools (251) 578-7073 x26 (251) 230-0658 cell <A href="mailto:rmcdaniel@indata.us">rmcdaniel@indata.us</A> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 8px; MARGIN-LEFT: 8px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [K12OSN] hub vs. switch at eth0 From: "David Trask" <dtrask@vcsvikings.org> Date: Mon, August 29, 2005 7:23 pm To: "Support list for opensource software in schools." <k12osn@redhat.com> "Support list for opensource software in schools." <k12osn@redhat.com> on Monday, August 29, 2005 at 4:47 PM +0000 wrote: >Why don't you just pull out the Realtek card and that will force the >server to use the onboard NIC as eth0? Sounds like it is an old NIC card >that doesn't play well with the Amer switch. I have seen before where >certain NIC's were not compatible with an Amer switch. So much for >standards. The Amer stuff is pretty low end networking gear and >sometimes doesn't work very well. Is the RealTec NIC a 10/100 or just a >10 Mbs NIC? Sounds like the Amer isn't doing a good job of autosensing. Don'ty blame the Amer Switch....I have a whole building full of them 50+ ranging from little 5 ports to 24 port and gig switches....I also have MANY C110W Amer NIC's. I have a schoolwide LTSP network (600 users) and not one issue. Sounds like the network card may be partly to blame. Take out the NIC and replace with another...try the switch again and then see.....you can also try another Amer switch....it's possible you have a lemon, but not to worry as it has a lifetime warranty. David N. Trask Technology Teacher/Coordinator Vassalboro Community School dtrask@vcsvikings.org (207)923-3100 _______________________________________________ K12OSN mailing list K12OSN@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn For more info see <http://www.k12os.org> </BLOCKQUOTE>