On 30 Sep 2005 21:37:12 -0700, "E Yen" <groups1355@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Is there a wireless router available that I can force into 10 half
>duplex? I've tried several, without success.
>
>I live in an apartment complex that provides free internet. However,
>the only way that my network cards (I have 3 different computers) can
>recognize the network is if I force the setting into 10 half duplex.
>Auto negotiate does not work! I was told by the apartment manager that
>this is a known problem because this is an old network system.
>Consequently, the routers that I have purchased are unable to recognize
>this network. I'm guessing that it also needs to be forced into 10
>half duplex to function.
>
>Any suggestions?

You might be able to get a cheap 10/100 autosensing hub/switch to put
inbetween your apartment's internet connection and your router to
essentially act as a repeater.