Chris_Tucker
01-14-2007, 06:34 PM
Heres something strange and totally random for anyone with any knowledge of networking to ponder...
My desktop for all of its life (amd 64 3500+, asus socket 939 board, dont ask what model right now, because i cant find the book and i dont feel like rebooting, model will be posted tomorrow) Untill a few months ago used Linux, and my router would occasionally restart... then i switched to XP for gaming purposes, and occasionally i would lose access to the internet, but not the LAN, i could still access the things on my network, and other systems would still be able to access the internet, and nothing short of changing the network im connected to would bring back internet access for me. rebooting the desktop would not work, but manually restarting the router would work.
Now, somewhere along the lines i managed to change it so the ghost in the router came back and it was automatic restarting madness again... but without my desktop connected, no restarts at all. Also tried the router my ISP gives every customer for free, a router/modem/wifi combo SpeedStream 6520, that also restarted when my desktop was connected for long periods of time.
Also i have my desktop connected via a network switch since christmas, and my laptop is also on that switch, No change at all, still restarted. Also updated my drivers on my desktop for my network card. No change.
But, today, after some extensive changes to settings, i got a change. Its back to just the desktop losing net access, and still with the same topology, the laptop still can access the net no problem. But get this, rebooting the router manually did nothing more than give me about 5 minutes of internet access, then lost it again, back to just LAN access. Changed the MAC of my network card, ip, and even changed the network i was on, only changing networks helped. the second i got back to my own network, no dice. This time, rebooting the desktop fixed the problem, at least for now, so far it hasnt happened again to have a timeframe...
What could cause this ? Later this week i'll have a new motherboard showing up, also asus, because im doing some upgrades, so this board will be out of commission for a few months then once i can afford the parts, recommissioned as a linux desktop.
I'm totally stumped. this problem im positive resides in my desktop, it doesnt happen on any other of the 4 systems on my network. And it seems to be random, sometimes it happens twice a day, sometimes only twice a week. But at least its back to being localized to only affecting one system, as it was a royal pain when it would disconnect my server when the router restarted... and even worse when i didnt use my own router, because the speedstream all in one would also cause the ip to change if it restarted.
My desktop for all of its life (amd 64 3500+, asus socket 939 board, dont ask what model right now, because i cant find the book and i dont feel like rebooting, model will be posted tomorrow) Untill a few months ago used Linux, and my router would occasionally restart... then i switched to XP for gaming purposes, and occasionally i would lose access to the internet, but not the LAN, i could still access the things on my network, and other systems would still be able to access the internet, and nothing short of changing the network im connected to would bring back internet access for me. rebooting the desktop would not work, but manually restarting the router would work.
Now, somewhere along the lines i managed to change it so the ghost in the router came back and it was automatic restarting madness again... but without my desktop connected, no restarts at all. Also tried the router my ISP gives every customer for free, a router/modem/wifi combo SpeedStream 6520, that also restarted when my desktop was connected for long periods of time.
Also i have my desktop connected via a network switch since christmas, and my laptop is also on that switch, No change at all, still restarted. Also updated my drivers on my desktop for my network card. No change.
But, today, after some extensive changes to settings, i got a change. Its back to just the desktop losing net access, and still with the same topology, the laptop still can access the net no problem. But get this, rebooting the router manually did nothing more than give me about 5 minutes of internet access, then lost it again, back to just LAN access. Changed the MAC of my network card, ip, and even changed the network i was on, only changing networks helped. the second i got back to my own network, no dice. This time, rebooting the desktop fixed the problem, at least for now, so far it hasnt happened again to have a timeframe...
What could cause this ? Later this week i'll have a new motherboard showing up, also asus, because im doing some upgrades, so this board will be out of commission for a few months then once i can afford the parts, recommissioned as a linux desktop.
I'm totally stumped. this problem im positive resides in my desktop, it doesnt happen on any other of the 4 systems on my network. And it seems to be random, sometimes it happens twice a day, sometimes only twice a week. But at least its back to being localized to only affecting one system, as it was a royal pain when it would disconnect my server when the router restarted... and even worse when i didnt use my own router, because the speedstream all in one would also cause the ip to change if it restarted.