Re: PM2ERs
John G. Thompson (jgt10@livingston.com)
Wed, 07 May 1997 08:52:29 -0700
At 05:55 PM 5/6/97 -0700, Patrick Greenwell wrote:
>On Tue, 6 May 1997, Joshua Barney wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 5 May 1997, Patrick Greenwell wrote:
>>
>> > On Mon, 5 May 1997, Joshua Barney wrote:
>> >
>> > > I was wondering if anyone had any tips on speeding up a PM2ER... It
>> > > really lags and most times after a day or two I have to reboot the
unit
>> > > to get it back up to speed again... Does anyone have any tips on
how to
>> > > tweak (if you will) the PM... I have noticed a lot of activity even
when
>> > > idle.... I am comparing all my observations with my ciscos... TIA
>> >
>> > How many PM's do you have on the network?
>> >
>> 4....
>
>Bingo! Get a dedicated router. The PM2eR can't route for more than 3.
I found that 3 or 4 PM-2E-30s will crater a 10BaseT collision segment.
Before spending the money for a router I'd first try getting a switching
hub for that installation.
JGT
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