I have also seen similar scenarios with faulty cabling or too long of a run on a Gigabit switch. We have 2 runs that are just over the maximum length for Gigabit. They work fine if we force the NIC to run at 100 Mbps instead.
Bob -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charlie Kaiser Posted At: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 9:13 AM Posted To: ActiveDirectory Conversation: [ActiveDir] Windows 2000 Server Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Windows 2000 Server Is a remote backup job taking place at that time? I've seen saturated data connections cause this... ********************** Charlie Kaiser W2K3 MCSA/MCSE/Security, CCNA Systems Engineer Essex Credit / Brickwalk 510 595 5083 ********************** > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Salandra, > Justin A. > Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 5:43 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ActiveDir] Windows 2000 Server > > I have a server that I just noticed about every 12 days around the > same time each time that the NIC reports that its link is down and > then back up and then down and then back up within a 2 minute period > and then all is calm for 12 days or so and then it happens again for > only 2 minutes. > > > > Do you think that it could mean that the NIC could be failing? > > > > Justin A. Salandra > > MCSE Windows 2000 & 2003 > > Network and Technology Services Manager > > Catholic Healthcare System > > 646.505.3681 - office > > 917.455.0110 - cell > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
