[GLLUG] Token ring W95 PC's losing connection

[Xander D Harkness]

We have similar things happen here.  I get especially worried when the
network guys say they haven't touched anything.  I find with alarming
regularity that it comes down to one of the routers etc.  They then turn
round and say 'Oh I did not expect that to affect you' or 'Gosh I did
not think anyone was using that'

On a number of occasions I have had to get a packet sniffer on the
network and show them that their firewall is not responding as it should
etc.

I know that when these things happen the users want the service up and
running again instantly.  I was wondering if there was anything
interesting in the logs and whether the routing tables were as you would
expect?

Good job on the first production box ;-)

Cheers
Xander

On Tue, 2001-12-18 at 14:54, Davies Sue wrote:
> Hi
> 
> A strange thing happened here this morning, the Redhat file server we are
> testing became inacessible to Win95 PC's on the token ring side of our
> network.  The NT workstations were fine, as was the ethernet side.  I
> couldn't see anything wrong with the server and the guys in comms couldn't
> find anything either so we took the microsoft way out and rebooted.  Once
> the server came back up the machine and all the shares became accessible to
> the W95 Token ring machines.  This also happens from time to time with other
> servers although it never seems to affect the Netware boxes.
> 
> Could anyone suggest what might have caused it, I hadn't touched the server
> in weeks and the Comms guys said they haven't touched anything either.  I'd
> like to know in case it happens again especially since the order for the
> first linux production box went in today.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Suzanne Davies
> Technical Support Officer
> IS & T 
> Civic Centre, Wood Lane, Dagenham, Essex, RM10
> Tel: 0208 227 2737
> Mobile : 07968 521262
> 
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