Can there be an Ethernet Switch that doesn't work with Linux???

[Omer Zak]

On Sun, 2010-08-29 at 00:27 +0300, Nadav Har'El wrote:
> Now, what happens is that while my wife's Windows computer works well with
> that switch, my Linux computer does not. Sniffing the network, I see that
> my Linux computer sends out DHCP broadcasts (to get an IP address from the
> house's DHCP server) or ARP broadcasts (to contact the gateway), but while
> replies for these queries are being generated, they are not forwarded by the
> switch to my Linux computer!
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> I could have concluded that that EDIMAX switch is simply broken, if it
> weren't for the fact the Windows computer works perfectly behind it! What
> could possibly be the cause for the Windows computer to connect correctly
> behind the switch, while the Linux computer doesn't? Has anyone ever seen
> such a problem?

Do the replies to the DHCP and ARP broadcasts of the MS-Windows computer
get forwarded to it by the switch?
If yes, are they formatted any differently from those of the Linux
machine?

--- Omer


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