Quote Originally Posted by djarum
I have remastered knoppix for use at work,
When i boot connected to a 100 meg hub everthing works,
When I connect the pc to a switch (cisco 2950t24's)
etho doesn't come up...i have intel 10/100 onboard lan.
Does anybody have any idea why this is happening or des anybody know how i can get a cisco port to emulate a hub (i.e duplex settings force 100 meg)
Thanks
Generally a switch is better than a hub, and it should work fine in this case.

I have and use both. Bit the only reason I got the hub was to be able to use programs like Ethereal to "sniff the wire" and examine packets to be able to identify complex network issues. I almost any other case a switch is a better choice. I use switches all the time with knoppix and have seen no problems with any of the ones that I use.

Did you just throw in that top line about remastering Knoppix to add an extra variable to the problem? Does this not also happen with the original Knoppix CD, or are you telling us it is limited to your remaster?

On the assumption that it's not a remastered CD issue, it seems like it is a cisco 2950t24 issue or a cabel issue. I don't know the cisco 2950t24 but you might want to do some reading and be sure that there are no surprises. I would also look closely at your cabels and be sure that all is right. Even if they work with the switch, inspect the cabels closely. For example, I have one switch that will auto sense the cabel and correct for things if a cross over cabel is used. Other switches I have will not do this. So if I were to have a cross over cabel in the mix one of my switches would work fine, but I would have the problem you indicate if I swapped it out with a different switch.