I've had the same problem with two Win 98 PC's using Microsoft's ICS for networking.. Adjusting the MTU cured the problem for a while but it kept re-occurring. Changed from ICS to a router with no other changes. Problem gone.
----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Petermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 7:04 PM Subject: RE: [smartBridges] MTU Settings > Hmmm, I'll have to try changing / changing it back. > > I've had this appear on customers running Win98 to XP Pro. > I've had one that wouldn't work unless I changed the MTU and > set the NIC to 10-T half. > > > > At 01:50 PM 6/17/2003 -0400, Jeremy Oswalt wrote: > >Are you running a windows network? I've had a similar issue with a > >couple of my customers. Usually a reboot fixes it and it seems to occur > >only on the older Windows 95/98. I'm not sure exactly the cause, but I > >agree that it's a DNS issue. Either their cache fills up or they are > >getting an incorrect route. I haven't had enough people complain to > >spend time on it . . .yet. Changing the MTU, just causes it to dump the > >cache or reset the network setting. I would test changing the MTU and > >then changing it back. I bet it will still work. > > > >-- > >Jeremy > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Petermann > >Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 1:26 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: [smartBridges] MTU Settings > > > >DNS resolves fine. I can ping by web address, just can't reach it by the > > > >browser. > >The browser (I.E. or Netscape) shows web site contacted, waiting for > >reply > >and then > >times out. The only thing that fixes this (that I've found) is changing > >the MTU > > > >Dan Petermann > >Wyoming.com > > > >At 12:58 PM 6/17/2003 -0400, Stuart Pierce wrote: > > >Yea, doesn't sound like a wireless problem. DNS would be a good place > >to look. > > > > > >---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > > >From: "Robin McCaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 11:39:59 -0500 > > > > > > >Sounds like a DNS problem, are you running multiple DNS servers on > > > >network? > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >From: Dan Petermann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 11:36 AM > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Subject: [smartBridges] MTU Settings > > > > > > > >Lately we've been having this weird problem where the customer will > >work > > > > > > > >fine for a few days or weeks > > > >then suddenly they can't get to major websites (i.e. yahoo, cnn, > >lycos, > > > >and > > > >can't even get to wyoming.com > > > >which is on our own network), but they can get to google, foxnews and > > > >others. > > > >If we change the MTU in their computer or router to 832 it works > >again. > > > > > > > >Has anybody else run into this? > > > > > > > >Does anybody know what the MTU setting in the ABO or Total is? > > > > > > > >To make it even more confusing, if I plug my laptop into the > >customers > > > >network > > > >it works fine without the need to change the MTU. > > > > > > > >Dan Petermann > > > >Wyoming.com > > > > > > > >The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > > > >To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > > > >smartBridges <yournickname> > > > >To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > > > >smartBridges) > > > >Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > > > >The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > > > >To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > > > smartBridges <yournickname> > > > >To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > > > smartBridges) > > > >Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > > > >--- > > > >[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus By Avolve.net] > > > > > > > > > > >--- > > >[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus By Avolve.net] > > > > > >The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > > >To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > > >smartBridges <yournickname> > > >To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > > >smartBridges) > > >Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > > > > > >The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > >To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > >smartBridges <yournickname> > >To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > >smartBridges) > >Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > > > > > >The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > >To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > >smartBridges <yournickname> > >To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > >smartBridges) > >Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://198.63.203.6
