VanLUG Email Archive
David Goodlad (dgoodlad@junction.net)
Sun, 20 Feb 2000 11:40:54 -0800
Yep, the connection remains fine (I can still use my main workstation computer
to get out to the net) during the times when the server's connection dies.
David
Chris Murray wrote:
> 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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