Re: W2K with ADSL dropping the coonnection problem

From: AD (ajd777@hotmail.com)
Date: 02/27/03


From: "AD" <ajd777@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 20:24:23 -0000


Hi Moiz,

Have you checked your duplexing settings?

If you have a switch make sure they are set the same. If yuo have a hub make
sure they are both hal duplex.
Try replacing all cables.

ta

Andy
"Moiz" <moiz@abac.co.uk> wrote in message
news:eaMl2xe3CHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I have been using a BT router with 5 static IP addresses till about 5
weeks
> ago, without any problems.
>
> One of the static IP address is given to the w2k server, and the other 4
to
> workstations that need to be identified by PC anywhere.
>
> about 5 weeks ago I started having irregular losses of connections of the
> ADSL, all lights are green, the last is flashing almost continuosly.
>
> To reconnect I have to restart both the server & the router, and sometimes
> re-establish the connection.
> restarting either the server alone or the router alone is not enough.
>
> One additional peculiar thing is that there are an incredible amount of
> packets sent through the network card, maybe over 50 million, and received
> maybe less than.
> 5000.
> The lights on the network show a massive number of collisions.
>
> BT has been working on it for weeks, with no solution.
>
> My consultant has already charged me over £ 600, no solution.
>
> 5 weeks ago all was fine.
>
> 6 weeks ago I added a second network card (3Com) which I have now taken
out
> to separate the Adsl gateway, from the LAN
>
> The network is made up of:
>
> Compaq ML270 server with Win 2000 Server SP2
> 3 Com Hub + Netgear switch
> Argent telephone system
>
> all connected to the LAN
>
> The line will drop 3 - 5 times per day, sometimes it only lasts a few
> minutes, sometimes many hours, it never gets through the night.
>
> Help......
>
> -------------
> Moiz
>
>



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