lan cable - signal strength..?
 

in my intranet - build on cables - all pc's have instant and promt lan browsing- and external capability..
except for one - which is a bit slower..

is it possible to enhance the signal through the cable..?
(i suspect the cable to the slow pc is just a few meters too long)

the length of a cable will have no relation to the speed of a signal, as long at it's less than 100 metres, you'll be fine.

yes that's what i thought too..
but why is it then, that one box is slower than the others on the same network..?

Other factors can influence the signal passing through the cable too. For instance if the cable is picking up a lot of EMI somewhere along its path it could cause problems. Check to make sure the cable isn't passing through florecent lights, electrical wiring, etc.

maybe the NIC is just runnign at 10mbps compared to 100mbps?