my apologies, y'all were right. it's the cable. i went ahead and tested with a short store-bought cable and i got perfect throughput. damn. all that for some badly terminated cable!
davidg Good Bye My Friend Premium,MVM join:2002-06-15 none
don't feel bad, i hav efought that battle myself. i now have a good ethernet tester that checks for split/reversed pairs as well as just continuity and use it anytime i have an issue. -- Lack of Preparation on YOUR Part does NOT Constitute an Emergency on Mine!
