hi,

> Hi,
> 
> I have a small question ?
> 
> I have a current system running on a Pentium II 350MHz and 256Mb ram.
> the network interface card is a 3Com 3C905TX running on a 10Mb hub.
> 
> When other systems connected to the same hub generate a lot of traffic
> say 90% load or more I am not able to connect to the current system.
> 
> It is even worse, I have to reboot the system to get the stack up and
> running
> again.
> 
> Can anybody tell me what is going on and how to solve this ?
> 
> Jan

it'd be very useful to have a little peek into some logfiles like
/var/log/messages e.g., especially whether there are some messages
regarding to your 3com NIC.

regards,

timo