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Re: Random loss of network connection

Chris Murray (cmurray@apeman.org)
Sun, 20 Feb 2000 04:12:17 -0800 (PST)

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On Sat, 19 Feb 2000, David Goodlad wrote:

> Hi everyone.
>
> I've got a server running on my ADSL connection here, but have a big
> problem. For a long time (I've been running it for over a year new), it
> worked perfectly. Then, about a month or so ago I started to lose the
> net connection sporadically. I found that the dhcp server was being
> stupid and wasn't letting me renew my ip leases, so the linux box
> (running rh6.0 btw) would sit there using the wrong ip, and not be able
> to ping anything: the gateway (209.53.28.254), nor my other machine
> running win98 attached to the same hub. I fixed that up and finally
> decided to let it do it's thing with the ip, and it worked fine for a
> couple weeks. But now, I keep randomly losing the ability to ping it,
> or for it to ping out, for about 30 seconds. This happens every 10
> minutes or so. I'm not sure whether it happens when I'm not connected
> to it, as I can't tell. All I know is that every 10 or 15 minutes my
> telnet connection to the server dies, and I have to wait about 30
> seconds before I can reach the machine again.
>
> Can anyone help?
>
> David
>

Hi David,

Have you checked to make sure that the modem still has an adsl connection
to your provider (ie: the modem still has sync to the CO). This is usually
a green light or something to that effect. Or is your connection dropping
all IP traffic?

- Chris

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