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Hi Peter<br>You need to identify the machine that's crashing most & if possible transfer it's connection, including cable/lancard to another switch/router<br>If it still crashes you have moved the problem & should be able to isolate, next test<br>1st cable/then Lancard/if still troublesome network driver/firmware upgrade/<br>One crashing box MAY adversely affect others on the same switch<br>reduce worst first, then others<br>Good Luck<br>Aitch<br>----------------------<br><br>> Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 11:02:39 +0100<br>> From: peterachilds@gmail.com<br>> To: kent@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> Subject: Re: [Klug-general] Network Switches<br>> <br>> 2009/5/16 nic dan <dungeons88@hotmail.com>:<br>> > Hi Peter [got it right. now, originally sent to Colin, sorry if late]<br>> ><br>> > Most replies seem to focus on switches/network cards/type&make, however my<br>> > experience of this is that often cabling gets chafed in doors/wheeled<br>> > on/trodden on/pulled etc & I presume you have tried unplugging switch<br>> > cleanering & replugging &/or replacing cables?<br>> > You should have at least one more modern managed switch in circuit as you<br>> > are probably getting packet/path crashing/storms, as has been suggested<br>> ><br>> > Aitch :)<br>> ><br>> ><br>> >> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 11:42:27 +0100<br>> >> From: pchilds@bcs.org<br>> >> To: kent@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> >> Subject: [Klug-general] Network Switches<br>> >><br>> >> Just rack every one brain.<br>> >><br>> >> I have a small network made up of a number of Unmanaged Switches we<br>> >> have gathered over a period of time.<br>> >><br>> >> Its about 40 PC wired round about 8 unmanaged switches. (Says he<br>> >> trying to count them)<br>> >><br>> >> We suffer from Random Packet loss from time to time, this is usally<br>> >> fixed by unplugging the machine suffering from this error and plugging<br>> >> back in again. (The network cable)<br>> >><br>> >> Where to start working out how to cure the problem on a more perminate<br>> >> basis....<br>> >><br>> >> I'm wondering if the problem is Network Card, Cable, Switch or<br>> >> Drivers. or what.....<br>> >><br>> >> Thanks<br>> >><br>> <br>> <br>> Right<br>> <br>> The 3 24 Port Switches are all LinkSys.<br>> The 8 Port ones are a mix of Soho, US. Robotics, and some marked WF302<br>> with no other labels<br>> <br>> The WF302 ones don't work crash regularly so I only use them as a last resort.<br>> <br>> The machine which seam to have the problems are mainly plugged<br>> directly into one of the big LinkSys Switches. Which I find odd.<br>> <br>> I would tend to agree that generally I would always blame the cable<br>> first, It just does not feel right in this case, which is why I was<br>> questioning the kit.<br>> <br>> Peter<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Kent mailing list<br>> Kent@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/kent<br><br /><hr />Surfing the web just got more rewarding. <a href='http://extras.uk.msn.com/internet-explorer-8/?ocid=T010MSN07A0716U' target='_new'>Download the New Internet Explorer 8</a></body>
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