[aklug] Re: OT whine

Jim,
Well the info that other users are on this LAN and also having the same =
issue is indicative of an issue with your office =
network/switches/routers rather than something local to your PC. So now =
it is a question of getting the "IT Guy" to get it fixed. However it is =
difficult to know if you simply has a desktop IT guy or someone who =
actually has some networking chops. But if we hope for the best it is =
always a surprise for the IT guy when a used has some useful info for =
them to use to try and figure things out. So any info you can provide to =
them may help. How frequently it happens and something else to know =
would be the 'last hop' when it is out. If you are in a large office =
with a complex network there may be several layer 2 & 3 devices between =
you and the internet. So the next time it goes out run a trace route =
from your device to someplace on the internet, the IP where it stop =
could give the IT guy a place to start. Or who knows perhaps the bosses =
machine gets higher priority when he is configuring his fantasy football =
team........ In any case hope you have a decent IT guy and try to give =
them as much symptomology as possible.

Good luck

-----Original Message-----
From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org] On Behalf =
Of Jim Gribbin
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 10:20 PM
To: Alaska Linux Users Group
Subject: [aklug] Re: OT whine

They don't let me see what the network is here at my office. It's just, =
"Here's your Cat5 jack, have fun.".

I did put in a request to IT for support. Haven't heard anything. It is =
still doing it today, but not with as much frequency.

My default route seems to keep going away. Odd thing is, I seem to still =
be able to ping it. I just can't reach beyond it until I refresh my =
network connection.

Windows users in my part of the building seem to be having some similar =
issues. I was just talking to someone else that told me she has lost =
connectivity a few times this afternoon for short periods. She tells me =
that IE will periodically tell her its having a problem reaching the =
internet, then it does something and the Internet comes back. I'm =
guessing Windows has some facility for automatically restarting the =
connection when it goes away.

Jim G

----- Original Message -----
From: bruce@slackwarebox.com
To: "Alasky Linux Users Group" <aklug@aklug.org>
Sent: Monday, November 1, 2010 6:29:46 PM
Subject: [aklug] Re: OT whine

On November 2, 2010 at 1:55 AM Dan Wolf <dan-wolf@gci.net> wrote:

> Jim,
>
> Well without some additional details it is hard to really narrow it =
down.=3D
 So
> starting with the basics the first thing I would do is check the =
filament
> voltage. In most cases you can do this by turning off the normal =
lighting=3D
 and
> then open the access port to your computer and checking that each of =
the =3D
tubes
> has a standard glow. However if your system is more modern it is =
possible=3D
 the
> issue could be either local to your PC or in your upstream network =
device=3D
.
> Could you provide any additional info on your PC and whether it has =
this
> problem when connected to other networks? Is your PC connected to a =
LAN w=3D
ith
> other PCs and if so do any of them require "Refreshing"?
>
> At this point some more info as to the type of network you are =
connected =3D
to
> and the devices (Switches, routers) would allow for more of us to =
opine
> something helpful :-)
>
> ~Dan
=3DC2=3DA0
Hi Dan,
=3DC2=3DA0
Don't know about ole Jim there, but seems I'm in trouble here in China. =
The=3D
re
are presently 5 comps running on this little LAN at home and _none_ of =
them=3D
 have
any tubes! Much less glowing! Guess it's time to trade these mobos in =
for n=3D
ew
ones. ;)
=3DC2=3DA0
Bruce
=3DC2=3DA0
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