Chapter 3 Troubleshooting
3.1 Improper Network Cabling and Topology
Improper network cabling or topology setup is a common cause of poor network performance or even network failure.
Figure 10 Troubleshooting Improper Network Cabling and Topology
PROBLEM | CORRECTIVE ACTION |
Faulty cables | Using faulty network cables may affect data rates and have an impact on |
| your network performance. Replace with new standard network cables. |
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standard | cause other network problems that affect your network performance. |
network | Refer to Section 2.2.2 on page 14 for more information on network cable |
cables | types. |
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Cabling | If you use longer cables than are needed, transmission quality may be |
Length | affected. |
| The network cables should not be longer than the limit of 100 meters. |
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Too many | Too many hubs (or repeaters) between the connected computers in the |
hubs | network may increase the number of network collision or other network |
between the | problems. Remove unnecessary hubs from the network. |
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A loop in the | A data path loop forms when there is more than one path or route |
data path | between two networked computers. This results in broadcast storms that |
| will severely affect your network performance. Make sure there are no |
| loops in your network topology. |
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