On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Denis Heidtmann
<[email protected]>wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:34 PM, drew wymore <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Denis Heidtmann
> > <[email protected]>wrote:
> >
> >> More network problems.  Running a new Qwest Adapttec pk5000 modem,
> >> with dlsnorthwest.net as the ISP.  Everything was fine for a couple of
> >> weeks.
> >>
> >> To summarize the problem, it seems that after boot, the network would
> >> not work sometimes.  On testing, I found that the modem was not
> >> accessible--ping 192.168.0.1 returned nothing.  I replaced the modem
> >> to test it, and the replacement did not respond either.  Thus, I
> >> assumed the problem was my network "card" (on the MB).  Shut down.
> >> Wait for lunch.  Restart.  Now it is up.
> >>
> >> My plan at this point is to leave the computer up to see if it fails
> >> while running. Also, I am borowing a card to enable more
> >> troubleshooting, when the trouble occurs.
> >>
> >> Any other ideas?
> >>
> >> -Denis
> >> _______________________________________________
>
> >
> > Ethernet cable between the Actiontec and onboard NIC?
> >
> > Drew-
> I have tried two.  I need more.  (The lights flash at both ends.  Does
> that exonerate the cable?)
>
> -Denis
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It should, you may want to install mii-tool if it's not already installed so
you can look at the NIC more closely. /sbin/ifconfig can also show if there
are errors, perhaps it's just getting far too many errors and the reboot
clears it.
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