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

[Hetz Ben Hamo]

Ah, you had those issues too..
I had them with their "Wifi N" crap, and had issues with Linux with this
router.

Long story short - return it and take anything else.

Hetz

2010/8/29 Nadav Har'El <nyh at math.technion.ac.il>

> While I have quite a bit of networking experience, I have found myself
> stumped by a frustrating problem in my home network - which surprisingly
> appears Linux-specific - and I wonder if anyone ever saw such a thing.
>
> I have a typical home network. In one room, I have several computers, so I
> want to use an additional switch there. I got an EDIMAX ES-3208P 100 Mbps
> switch (90 shekels, at Bug).
>
> 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!
>
> When I replace the switch with a 10-year-old hub I had lying around (good
> thing I didn't toss that museum piece), suddenly everything works!
>
> 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?
>
> Thanks for any ideas,
> Nadav.
>
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