Nobody has suggested updating the NIC driver yet. Craig A. Mills Computer Aided Management, Inc. 371 Oak Pl., Ste. H Brea, Ca. 92821 (714) 257-0108
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David Lloyd Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 5:46 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Very strange problems occuring Thanks guys, Currently all are wiring is certified cat5. I'm now testing the force all ends to 100mb full duplex to c if that makes a difference. Thanks again for your advice David > ---------- > From: Vincent Avallone[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Reply To: Exchange Discussions > Sent: 27 November 2002 13:41 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Very strange problems occuring > > Your switches can do FULL Duplex, right? > We had a similar problem a while back and we had to have the NIC's set > to auto detect. > If we forced it to use Full duplex it slowed everything down. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Grafton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 8:31 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Very strange problems occuring > > Set the speed of the adaptors and switches as described. If they don't > work at 100MBit try setting them to 10Mbit and see if that works for > reference sake. > > If 100MBit doesn't work but 10MBit does, check the cabling and > associated wiring stuff (patch leads, sockets etc.) the *whole* way from > the switch to the PC. Easy way to circumvent this for testing is by > using a long Cat 5 patch lead. If your wiring is certified and > installed for Category 5 or above then you're OK for 100MBit. If its > Cat 3 or Cat 4 you might be getting trouble from there. I've seen some > odd behaviour from cable problems with certain net cards (connections > start off OK and then degrade until they're unuseable). > > All the best, > > Andy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mike dilworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 27. november 2002 13:11 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: Very strange problems occuring > > > set NICS and switch ports all to 100Mbps full duplex, > > mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Lloyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 2:04 PM > Subject: Very strange problems occuring > > > > Hi people, > > We have a very strange problem here with our users. They are working > with > > exchange client and Exchange server 5.5 in an NT 4 domain. One by one > > they seem to be losing their connections to exchange server. When i go > > and have a look, i realise they are experiencing packet loss from the > ping > > tests i've done. > > I realise this my be the wrong group to post to, but recently we have > > changed > > all our switches from 3comm to Extreme. Users have now got 100mb to > the > > desktop..........this is when we started experiencing these issues. > Strange > > thing > > is though, if i swap the network card with an identical one, the > problem > > goes > > away, mostly..........or if i put them back on to an old 3comm switch > > running at > > 10mbit. > > > > Its a long shot...............but has anyone come accross this type of > > problem before? > > > > I'm just about to go and buy some new NICs > > > > > > David > > > > Sorry if u believe this is the wrong group to send to, but i think > there > > are some good people > > in this list. > > > > > > CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE > > This communication contains information which is confidential and may > also > > be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended > recipient(s). > If > > you are not the intended recipient please note that any distribution, > > copying or use of this communication or the information in it is > strictly > > prohibited. 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