On Sat, Nov 15, 2003 at 08:27:44PM +0000, Ceri Davies wrote: These >probably are actual collisions though. The OP's point is that >collisions are supposed to be impossible on a full duplex link, >whereas in your situation they aren't. The collision mechanism is used for flow control on full-duplex links. A very high collision rate would normally indicate a half/full duplex mismatch. A low collision rate would normally indicate that the switch can't handle the load and is throttling back your system. (Other options are broken NICs and/or cables). PeterReceived on Sat Nov 15 2003 - 17:43:38 UTC
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