[PLUG] ethernet switches and glitches

[AthlonRob]

Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> This may be due to a bad switch (either failing or poorly designed),
> or it may be that I have exceeded some specification for number of
> switches in series (perhaps they get confused when stacked this deep).
> Or it might be something else.  Ideas?

My money would be on a switch dying.

You can stack switches many many levels deep - the collision domains are
essentially irrelevant with switches (unlike hubs).

I've had switches and other cheapo network hardware dye with power
fluctuations... requiring a bounce.  Swap the things out, see if it
still happens.  Invest in a spare switch, perhaps.  Test the cable, of
course.

As Jeff mentioned, are you sure you have no network loops?  Cheapo
switches may not handle such things gracefully.

Rob