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    Vista and Linksys hub weirdness

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by ScuderiaConchiglia, Oct 9, 2007.

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    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    OK, now this one is just plain weird!!!

    At my desk I have a cable that runs from a hub at my main server (which provides my connection to the Internet). At the desk that cable goes into a small 5 port Linksys hub (a hub NOT a switch) model EFAH05W. The hub then feeds three machines. A old HP desktop running XP. My new Sony FZ running Vista and an old Sony laptop that I use for software testing also running XP.

    My ISP (Cincinnati bell) has a page which allows for a speed test. The desktop and old Sony show a down speed of 4 meg plus. The Vista machine shows a down speed varying from 1 meg to 400k. I have swapped the output cables from the hub and the speeds stay the same.

    On a lark I took the Sony FZ to the server and connected directly to the hub there. I got 4 meg plus!!! Went back to my desk took the cable that went from the server hub to the desktop hub and plugged it directly into the Sony FZ and got 4 meg plus. Put that cable back in as the feed to the desktop hub and took an output cable back into the Sony FZ and it dropped to 1meg again.

    This is really bizarre. It is appears there is some incompatibility between my Sony FZ and this little hub. Yet the two XP machines have no issues at all. The Sony FZ can get a 4meg feed if I bypass the hub. Now my understanding of the hub technology is that it is pretty much an un-embellished pass through of the feed it receives. What am I missing here?????

    This one has me truly baffled!

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Oct 9, 2007
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