my ethernet connection is not stable (why?)

David
Hi,

I have two micro2440s. I made connection between them with an Ethernet
cable.  But the connection is not stable. After a few minutes the
connection seems to me to brake down for a few seconds. 

For example: I used ping. The result is the next:

193 packets transmitted, 149 packets received, 22% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 0.593/7.581/1006.515 ms

Why does it happen?

Thanks, David

David
I have forgotten that the connection between the host and mini2440 is good
and stable.

(I have met similar problem earlier when I tried to connect mini2440 to
host and the host was in vmplayer. That time I turned off the internet and
this was enough)

davef
Have you changed the MAC address on one of the micro2440s? Check for
previous threads.

Does each micro2440 communicate OK with the host?

Also, I have found the mini2440 will not communicate with my Acer Aspire
One netwbok unless I use a switch or a USB to ethernet converter.

There appears to be some difference in the physical interface either on the
mini2440 or the netbook.

Good luck!

David
Hi,
Yes, I changed the MAC address. They can communicate with host as well. 
I will check whether switch can help or not.
Thank you, David

David
The switch worked. Thank you :-)