> snip > With a hub replace full with half. I.E. > > > > In the meantime, try "ethtool eth0 speed 100 duplex full" and see if > > > that stops it. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - > > > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - <snip> > > On a xterm as root; > [root@localhost root]# ethtool -s eth0 speed 100 duplex half > (Mr Stevens forgot the -s) I tried this it still doesn't work right when I ping I lose over half of the packets and it blinks constantly. The nic is part of the motherboard along with a wireless conection of some sort. It does the same thing on the windows side compaq says it is suppose to blink on and off constantly! Should I try using a real nic card. If so any suggestions on what to use? Thanks Linda