**VERY** weird networking bridging problem

[Braxus]

OK here is my problem... I recently replaced my Linksys router with a new SMC Barricade router. Problem is that the SMC unit doesn't have a uplink port. So what I did was make a standard crossover cable (wires 1&3/2&6) to bridge it to my switch. Now here is the funky part. For some reason when I connect the Barricade router to my switch it doesn't seem to work all that correctly. When I do a ping to the router from one of the machines connected to the other switch, most of the time I would get a "request timed out" but sometimes get a ping through (1 out of the 4 go usually goes through). Generally all I see on the ports on the router and switch is the link light flashing on and off very fast. This problem didn't appear on my old router so I was wondering if this is an isolated problem with the new router.

Now this is what makes it even more weird. If I connect the SMC router to my old linksys router's switch ports and then use the uplink on the linksys, it works FINE. Why is that? Anyone have any ideas?

 

[Windogg]

Are you sure you got the x-over cable correct. Did you use a tester to make sure everything is ok?

 

[Braxus]

Well the cable has no problems as it was tested before and it did work correctly... But I think I might have fixed the problem. On my switch I just throttled it down to 10mbps and it seems to work fine. However it still puzzles me... On my old router, when I connected it to the switch, 100mbps worked fine. Now it only wants to work at 10mbps? Why whould that be? The cable is only 100ft long so it is within run length specs I believe.

 

[Mr-Mahem]

It's possible that the 10/100 port on the SMC unit isn't negotiating correctly for speed / duplex???

Mr-Mayhem