Collision on NIC

[Wes Peters]

On Friday 30 May 2003 09:26, Erwane Breton wrote:
> > > Well, I don't see the problem.
> > >
> > > My math says that that's .03% collision rate, which is so deep in
> > > the noise as to be practically zero.  What do you _think_ it
> > > should be?
> >
> > Even Mr. Inventor of the ethernet himself regrets calling them
> > collisions because that term has a bad ring people unfamiliar with
> > the technological detail.
> >
> > Pete
>
> So there are no answers or solutions ?

If it were a problem there might be a solution, but collisions
are not a problem, they're normal on an ethernet.  When you
read "collision" you think "error."  You must retrain your mind,
collisions are normal operating procedure on ethernet.  Really.
If the collisions were above 10%, it would be cause for concern;
at 0.03% I can only conclude that you have a switched ethernet
and have occasional broadcast traffic.  0.03% is way too low for
any half-duplex (i.e. built with hubs) network.

Repeat after me: "Collisions are normal on ethernet.  0.03% is
nothing to be upset about."

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         "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"

Wes Peters                                              wes at softweyr.com