RE: [cobalt-users] [Qube] Need recommendations for ethernet card

["Lyle Scheer" <lyle@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> We have a Qube 2700 WGS (I think this is a Qube 1) which I suspect
> has a faulty built in ethernet port.  We are getting errors like the
> following on a regular basis:
>
> --
> Over the past 7 days 1 hours 57 minutes, the network has been heavily
> loaded [ 33% collision rate ]
> --
>
> We have tried different ethernet cables, ethernet switch ports and
> settings, even plugging it into a hub with only one other computer
> connected.  The collisions occur as soon as we start copying files to
> and from the Qube.
>
> I'm guessing that I need to put in a new 10/100 ethernet card into
> the PCI(?) slot on the qube, however I would appreciate any
> recommendations that would make this as painless as possible.  Also
> if anyone has any step by step instructions for configuring the Qube
> once the card is in, they would be very appreciated indeed!

Wow, an original!  The collision detection and warning for the Qube 2700
never really worked well.  It tended to go off when doing large file copies.
For this reason, we took collision detection out of subsequent products.
You can safely ignore this "error" state.

- Lyle