A network technician is troubleshooting a workstation experiencing slow network speeds and notices a high number of collisions and late collisions on the connected switch port. What is the most likely cause of this problem?
The workstation has a static IP address.
The workstation's network card and the switch port are set to different duplex modes.
The switch port is configured for an incorrect speed.
The network cable length exceeds Ethernet standards.
A mismatch in duplex settings between the workstation's network card and the switch port is a common cause of collisions and late collisions. When one side operates in full-duplex mode and the other in half-duplex, the half-duplex side will detect collisions while the full-duplex side transmits freely, leading to network performance issues and collisions. Ensuring both ends are set to the same duplex mode resolves this problem.
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