[HLUG] Lan problems

[Phil Wood]

Hi Chris

Thanks for you response. I now have the link working and all I did was
change the RJ45 connectors at either end. The cable has solid cores rather
than stranded. I didn't realise until yesterday that they used different
connectors. These cables really should have sockets at either end, then we
wouldn't have had the problem.

Thanks again

Phil



On 14 October 2013 10:07, Chris Howe <chrishowe14 at aol.com> wrote:

> Hi Phil,
>
> nic was the first thing that sprung to mind. I'm just outside Hereford so
> half way to Leominster would be OK. I could bring a tester and a switch if
> it would help.
>
> Chris
>
> On 14 Oct 2013, at 09:56, Phil Wood <phil at pwood.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi Chris
> >
> > At first I thought it was the nic in the PC. I've switched off the on
> board
> > one and fitted a new card. It now works OK except on this one link.
> >
> > I'm mid way between Hereford and Leominster where abouts are you.
> >
> > Phil
> >
> >
> >
> > On 14 October 2013 09:36, Chris Howe <chrishowe14 at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Phil,
> >>
> >> Got a decent tester if you're close by. Also, what switches are you
> using
> >> or are you plugging directly into the built in switch on the ADSL? You
> >> could set up some syslog on the switch. Also the nic on the PC could be
> >> dodgy, it happens. Another idea would be to temporarily put a Cisco
> switch
> >> at the ADSL end and monitor syslog off that and try to reproduce the
> fault.
> >>
> >> Hope this helps,
> >>
> >> Chris
> >>
> >> On 14 Oct 2013, at 09:23, Phil Wood <phil at pwood.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I believe that some of you work with networks and hopefully you can
> help
> >>> point me in the right direction. We have a number of cables running
> round
> >>> the building linking PCs to the ADSL router.
> >>>
> >>> One link is being a bit erratic. I've tested it with one of those cheap
> >>> network cable testers and all the leds light up in right order.
> Sometimes
> >>> it works fine then at other times it says connecting and never gets any
> >>> further. Is there some software I could run to do a better check on
> this
> >>> cable. I could put a laptop running linux at either end. It's going to
> >> be a
> >>> bit awkward to replace the cable so I'd like to be sure that it is the
> >>> cable that is the problem.
> >>>
> >>> Many thanks
> >>>
> >>> Phil
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