0.1% is good then?

I calculated it by adding ( # of RX + TX packets )/( # of collisions ) * 100.

First time I tried to calculate the 

--- Mark K <mkroska at readynetgo.com>
> wrote:
>
>Is the cable modem plugged into a: hub, switch, directly into the PC with
>crossover?
>
>If the connection doesn't involve a switch of some type, I don't know that
>it's possible to get full duplex.  I've seen hubs and crossovers do ONLY
>1/2 duplex and I don't think it's possible to do "full-duplex" with a 10Mb
>connection, which is what most cable modems seem to have on the ethernet
>port.  
>
>What are you considering "a high rate" of collisions, 5%, 10% more?  Some
>collisions will always occur, even with a switch.  
>
>If you have a 10/100 switch, the collisions will occur simply because the
>computer will try to shove 100 pounds of fries into a 10 pound bag.
>
>I really don't have a way of knowing about how the NIC is running in
>full-duplex or not.  With the NetGear 310-TX we use, the driver suggests
>which "mode" it's in, 3Com gives some useful data, but no hard and fast
>rules.
>
>Does this help?
>
>MK
>
>
>On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Chuck Larson wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Sorry I missed the install fest on saturday; I had a fever of 100.6.
>> 
>> So, I have a cable modem (through roadrunner) and I am getting a high rate of collisions.  I was looking through the specs on the modem and noticed it is half-duplex.  Is there anyway to set/check the half-duplex status on the NIC on my linux router.  
>> 
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