"Marcel J.E. Mol" <marcel@xxxxxxx> writes: >> The "-HD" = Half duplex = kiss of death for speed. This usually >> indicates either a bad cable or an incorrectly configured network >> box. We'd had problems with DEC/Compaq AlphaStations in this regard. >> The solution was generally to configure your network box and/or workstation >> to 100baseT/Full and *don't* let it autonegotiate. > > As far as I know you get only HD when conected to a hub. When connected to > a switch you should get FD. Do you know any more about why that might be the case?