For Arp, you want to look at the arp cache via the arp -a or arp -n command (I think). I know the command has some help available - try "arp /?". What you are after here is to get a listing of IP addresses matched to the corresponding MAC address. If you need to, redirect this to an output file so you can compare things later. The goal of this exercise is to see if an IP address get's associated with two different MACs, or other similar behavior. If this is the case, then you need to determine why - (check the wiring layout). (I had a similar problem in the past, with my default gateway getting associated with two MACs and preventing Internet traffic. This turned out to be an oops on my part in the way I had the wiring plugged into the hub...)
Next, I'm assuming this is a Windows box. Have you scanned for viruses? Have you tried different scanners? The fact that the problem crops up at exactly 6 hours after logon (not 6 hours after power up) is highly suggestive of some software setting up a timer... This has been known behavior for some viruses. You've checked the registry - but did you remember to check autoexec.bat and the other startup files? Lastly, if it IS a windows box, there are probably better mailing lists or web sites for this. We are afterall a Linux list.. <grins> Shawn On Thursday 25 August 2005 11:32, Cameron Nikitiuk wrote: > Just a quick update on this issue. > > * I did verify any software starting up and her disable that > software...that was not related as far as I can tell. > * The lease is set at a day and yes the request for renewal happens at > the half way point so if this was scheduled to renew the lease at 2 AM > then at 2 PM the request for renewal would likely come. > * The connection errors occur exactly 6 hours after lo9gging on and not > at the same time everyday. > * As I said before no one else seems to be having that problem and she > is really the only user ion that box. > * I don't think it is DHCP at this point because I did do a > release/renew and such at different times and it didn't seem to help at > all. > > I am thinking that arp is likely the way to go on this. I am doing some > reading but can't seem to find what I am looking for...oh well...the > search continues > > Thanks everyone so far for your insights and suggestions. _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
