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by giacomo

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Hello,

I have 3 pc's running win98. They are all connected via a 3 com 100mbits hub.
My problem is that PC1 and 2 can access a share on PC3 in 1 second, however PC3 takes 5 minutes (times out at times and freezes the computer) when it tries to access shares on both PC1 and 2. Anyone have any ideas before I change the Ethernet card on PC3?

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by bww5195

Check the duplex and line speed settings on Pc 1 and 2's network card properties and make sure that Pc 3's matches exactly.

Hope that helps.

by dmiles

Check the Bindings on your NIC card before uninstalling
Another source of potential problems is Windows 98 IRQ Steering.It will sometimes assign a different IRQ to the network card than the IRQ the NIC is setup for.
The printer setup could be causing a problem with the routing process.
Does all three have the updated drivers?

by shmaltz

Check all of the above and also make sure that the cables you use is CAT5 and crimped either 568a or 568b.
If its not crimped the right way you will have this problem.
Also make sure that the run is not longer taht its allowed to be (100 meters). And there are no bents on the wire, that it dosnt pass any high electro megnatic fields, that it dosnt run next to any electrical wires.

by cdobbin

If the protocol's and sharing is setup correctly,you could try a different port on the hub or a new hub to rule that out entirerly, but, I would suspect the NIC in the ofending PC, where you can communicate one direction OK but not the other is clearly not a cable issue. Swap the NIC.

by guru00

Hiya ,
Sounds to me as though you have a protocol or routing problem. 1st of all make sure all PC are using same protocol NetBeui or TCP/IP and that this is set to be the default (advanced tab). If this is so and if you are using TCP/IP you may want to put a static route in by ammending the LMHOSTS file . This can be done by editing the sample provided , then removing the .sam suffix and making sure it is in the windows directory.
Hope this helps

Steve

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