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I suspect the DLink 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch to which you refer is not a managed switch thereby you unable to interact with it via an interface, view the MAC address table, etc. If that is the case, you will need to utilize the network analysis tools on your desktop system.
However, first please answer the following questions:
1. Are you now using a straight through cables, instead of a cross over cable?
2. have you tested ALL cables and the switch to ensure they are functioning as expected? You can accomplish this by simply connecting the Ethernet ports of two known functional systems, e.g, desktop and a laptop and pinging the two systems from both ends.
3. Have ALL devices and systems connected been assigned the same private subnet, addresses within that subnet and with correct network masks and gateway assignments? Please list all network related assignments for each device or system.
4. What operating system (OS) is your desktop system currently using?
Once you answered the above, you will need to utilize the network analysis tools provided by the OS of your desktop system.
BigDog
However, first please answer the following questions:
1. Are you now using a straight through cables, instead of a cross over cable?
2. have you tested ALL cables and the switch to ensure they are functioning as expected? You can accomplish this by simply connecting the Ethernet ports of two known functional systems, e.g, desktop and a laptop and pinging the two systems from both ends.
3. Have ALL devices and systems connected been assigned the same private subnet, addresses within that subnet and with correct network masks and gateway assignments? Please list all network related assignments for each device or system.
4. What operating system (OS) is your desktop system currently using?
Once you answered the above, you will need to utilize the network analysis tools provided by the OS of your desktop system.
BigDog