BH6 networking oddity
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2003 7:22 am
Just want to share this with u guys 
I set up my old BH6/Celery566@850/256MB running Win2k again... using it as a second puter.
It has a Cnet 10/100 NIC and shares some folders.
If i use a Dlink integrated 10/100 HUB and transfer files or use the network, it will lock up.
if i use main puter, and aksess the shared folders on the BH6 puter, Bh6 puter will eventually lock up.
First thing i tried, was moving the NIC to another slot. No good.
Then i switched to a 3Com 10/100 NIC. no good.
Then i tried a integrated 10Mbit HUB on a Cisco router. That worked.
But i wanted 100Mbit. I tried changing drivers and cables. but nothig worked. had to run at 10 to run stable.
Bought a new 10/100 Switch. Eventually it crashed anyway.
Checked BIOS... again. I altered these settings:
Plug and Play OS: No from Yes
Spread spectrum: Disabled from Enabled
PCI something...: Diabled from Enabled
It works!!! My guess is the Plug and Play OS... it has given me strange probs before on this mobo... i set it to yes when i installed win98 on this box... forgot about that.
oh well...
I set up my old BH6/Celery566@850/256MB running Win2k again... using it as a second puter.
It has a Cnet 10/100 NIC and shares some folders.
If i use a Dlink integrated 10/100 HUB and transfer files or use the network, it will lock up.
if i use main puter, and aksess the shared folders on the BH6 puter, Bh6 puter will eventually lock up.
First thing i tried, was moving the NIC to another slot. No good.
Then i switched to a 3Com 10/100 NIC. no good.
Then i tried a integrated 10Mbit HUB on a Cisco router. That worked.
But i wanted 100Mbit. I tried changing drivers and cables. but nothig worked. had to run at 10 to run stable.
Bought a new 10/100 Switch. Eventually it crashed anyway.
Checked BIOS... again. I altered these settings:
Plug and Play OS: No from Yes
Spread spectrum: Disabled from Enabled
PCI something...: Diabled from Enabled
It works!!!
My guess is the Plug and Play OS... it has given me strange probs before on this mobo... i set it to yes when i installed win98 on this box... forgot about that. oh well...