OT - Slow network segment

I had about 10 PC's - all connected through a hub (not a switch)
experiencing a slow network. All I usually do is turn the hub of for about a
minute then back on and the network on that segment speeds up again.
That's what I do - but can anyone tell me why it works??

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Regards

Slarty Bartfast

Slarty Bartfast

Hi BillyW,
That would be right - you can't buy hubs anymore because switches are so
cheap.
But the water analogy - it will fill up with a lot of traffic, but the same
traffic is there after I turn it back on. It doesn't 'retain' the 'water'.
Why does it seem to 'clear' after rebooting?

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Regards

Slarty Bartfast

Slarty Bartfast

Sounds like maybe a transistor, power supply, etc... is beginning to fail,
and then when you turn off the hub for a while it has a chance to cool off.
Once cooled a little bit it then works normally until it begins to overheat
again.

I'm assuming you have already put a sniffer on your network to measure
traffic to eliminate things like packet storms.


"Slarty Bartfast" <> wrote in message
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> Hi BillyW,
> That would be right - you can't buy hubs anymore because switches are so
> cheap.
> But the water analogy - it will fill up with a lot of traffic, but the
same
> traffic is there after I turn it back on. It doesn't 'retain' the 'water'.
> Why does it seem to 'clear' after rebooting?
>
> --
>
> Regards
>
> Slarty Bartfast
>
>

Gary K

Since some of the really good sniffers are free I see no reason for even the
poorest of people/organisations not to have them.

While someone may use a hub rather than a switch for financial reasons--i.e.
got used hubs for free rather than spening money on switches--anyone can get
something like Ethereal.


"Dean S. Lautermilch®²ºº³" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Gary K" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Sounds like maybe a transistor, power supply, etc... is beginning to
> fail,
> > and then when you turn off the hub for a while it has a chance to cool
> off.
> > Once cooled a little bit it then works normally until it begins to
> overheat
> > again.
> >
> > I'm assuming you have already put a sniffer on your network to measure
> > traffic to eliminate things like packet storms.
>
> Someone is running a hub rather than a switch and you assume they have a
> sniffer?
>
>

Gary K