If the client is unplugging his pc and plugging in his laptop, he needs to reboot his radio. This is true for SB but also a host of other manufacturers as well, but not all. Tell the sub to buy a gateway router and he won't have to reboot his radio every time. George ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Wirefree Network" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 8:09 AM Subject: RE: [smartBridges] airBridge stops passing traffic???
> There is supposed to be only one client device behind the airBridge. > However...I think the client is unplugging the CAT5 cable at the back of > his NIC and plugging it into his laptop periodically. > > >From the NOC, I can only ping his airBridge...not his internal IP > (unless we do a power reset on the aB). At the same time that I can not > ping his internal IP, he can not ping my gateway. I think this shows > that the device is not passing anything. > > I don't have any other machines for him to ping. > > I think this is an airBridge only problem. I have a client who is using > the aPPo-CB, and he CONSTANTLY is changing his MAC address for a > specific IP. I see it in my sys log every day. > > I cant sniff the data yet (need a hub to put inline)...but I really > don't think it is coming out of the aB. The second that the does a > power reset on the airBridge, I can ping his internal IP and he can ping > my gateway (and surf the net). > > Is the ARP table not refreshing quickly enough. I figured, since he > could ping the aB and get a response from inside his home, then it would > refresh the ARP???? > > Sully > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of sB Tech Support > Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 12:44 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] airBridge stops passing traffic??? > > How many clients is behind this airBridge? This seems to be Mac cache > issue but can't figure out which device is causing it. aB does have > internal Mac table to contain the different PC Mac & IP address behind > it. > > When it happened, beside pinging the gateway, can it ping any other > machine in your NOC like DNS, NMS machine? Does this happen to this > airBridge only? At the NOC, can you sniff whether the traffic is coming > in? > > Alex > sB Tech Support > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of The Wirefree > Network > Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 10:26 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] airBridge stops passing traffic??? > > > Hmmm... > > Well...I am not running DHCP...only static IPs. > > If the IP dropped, wouldn't it NOT allow him to ping the airBridge on > the roof? > > I had him click REPAIR on his NIC connection, but that didn't do the > trick. The only thing that allowed the aB to start passing traffic > again from his desktop was a power reset for the aB. > > Both desktop and laptop are Win XP. > > Really weird...I hope I don't have to replace the unit. > > Does the aB hold an arp table? I know he has the same IP in both his > desktop and his laptop. I also know that they are not both plugged into > the Ethernet cable at the same time. > > Sully > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Haynes > Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 6:01 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] airBridge stops passing traffic??? > > Sounds like a lost ip address. Have you hade the client run IPCONFIG > /ALL from the command line to see if it still has it settings? Is your > DHCP lease time set to 24 hours? Try setting it to 7-8 days. If all else > fails try to repair the connection using NBTSTAT -R. The last step, > replace the NIC. (Well, I may have skipped over some steps :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of The Wirefree Network > Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 8:53 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [smartBridges] airBridge stops passing traffic??? > > > I have a new airBridge installed at a customer's home (June purchase > with upgraded firmware). It has been online 3 days and has lost it's > ability to surf the net once a day since then. > > 1. I am ALWAYS able to ping/monitor/configure the device from the > wireless side. So...it is NOT losing association. > > 2. The client is ALWAYS able to ping/monitor/configure the device from > the wireless side. So...it is not losing Ethernet. > > 3. However, about once a day, the client can no longer ping my gateway, > nor surf the net. > > > FIX ACTION: Power Reset...and whammo...back online. > > ODD TWIST: If he disconnects the Ethernet cable from the Desktop and > plugs it into his laptop, he is back on the net instantly without a > power reset. Plug it back into his Desktop and he still cant surf. > > Any ideas???? > > Sully > > 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://archives.part-15.org > > 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://archives.part-15.org > > 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://archives.part-15.org > > 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://archives.part-15.org > > 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://archives.part-15.org > 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://archives.part-15.org
