It happens to more than one computer. And we've checked the cables and everything.
On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 10:45 AM, S. Dale Morrey <[email protected]>wrote: > Just a thought, but have you double checked the cable? I had one with > a short in it awhile back that drove me nuts. Kept disconnecting > every time the cat went under the desk to warm up next to the CPU. > > On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Mike Lovell <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 09/13/2012 09:45 AM, Merrill Oveson wrote: > >> Pluggers: > >> > >> Life is good. Then suddenly someone just of of the blue loses his/her > >> network connection. > >> > >> I do the usual ipconfig /release ipconfig /renew and things return to > normal. > >> > >> When I look in network settings, it's like he/she has lost the > >> physical connection. > >> I've even gone back and reconnected that person into the switch. > >> > >> Firewall seems ok. I'm suspicious that my switches are performing up > to par. > >> > >> Anybody know anybody who could help me: > >> > >> a) troubleshoot this. I need to nail down the problem. > > > > do you see any indication lights on the network interfaces for both the > > workstation and the switch? have you tried using a different port on the > > switch? or tried a known good device in the problematic switch port? > > those should help you narrow down which device is having the problem. > > > > if i had to guess, i would put blame on windows first. there are a > > myriad of things that can really screw up the windows networking stack. > > i've seen windows get screwed up more often than i've seen switches die. > > swapping switch ports around will quickly let you know if you should be > > looking for windows help or switch help. > > > > mike > > > > /* > > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > > Don't fear the penguin. > > */ > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > -- Sam Morales IT Aquaveo /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
