<div dir="rtl"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Ah, you had those issues too.. </div><div dir="ltr">I had them with their "Wifi N" crap, and had issues with Linux with this router.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">
Long story short - return it and take anything else.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Hetz</div><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/8/29 Nadav Har'El <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nyh@math.technion.ac.il">nyh@math.technion.ac.il</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">While I have quite a bit of networking experience, I have found myself<br>
stumped by a frustrating problem in my home network - which surprisingly<br>
appears Linux-specific - and I wonder if anyone ever saw such a thing.<br>
<br>
I have a typical home network. In one room, I have several computers, so I<br>
want to use an additional switch there. I got an EDIMAX ES-3208P 100 Mbps<br>
switch (90 shekels, at Bug).<br>
<br>
Now, what happens is that while my wife's Windows computer works well with<br>
that switch, my Linux computer does not. Sniffing the network, I see that<br>
my Linux computer sends out DHCP broadcasts (to get an IP address from the<br>
house's DHCP server) or ARP broadcasts (to contact the gateway), but while<br>
replies for these queries are being generated, they are not forwarded by the<br>
switch to my Linux computer!<br>
<br>
When I replace the switch with a 10-year-old hub I had lying around (good<br>
thing I didn't toss that museum piece), suddenly everything works!<br>
<br>
I could have concluded that that EDIMAX switch is simply broken, if it<br>
weren't for the fact the Windows computer works perfectly behind it! What<br>
could possibly be the cause for the Windows computer to connect correctly<br>
behind the switch, while the Linux computer doesn't? Has anyone ever seen<br>
such a problem?<br>
<br>
Thanks for any ideas,<br>
Nadav.<br>
<br>
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