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Recently a few pc's in a small network often get disconnected from network applications and they cannot even browse the network resources. The network protocols are OK, we also changed the network switch and some UTP cables but it didn't help.
Is there a specific software to monitor such an inconvenience? Someone suggested Ethereal, but that's a sniffer, correct?! I mean, a specific software tool(either freeware or shareware) to retrieve corrupted packets and hardware errors.
Thanks.
Is there a specific software to monitor such an inconvenience? Someone suggested Ethereal, but that's a sniffer, correct?! I mean, a specific software tool(either freeware or shareware) to retrieve corrupted packets and hardware errors.
Thanks.
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The workstations and the servers have not been moved in ages and I think it's not a routing issue since it's just a unique subnet with 25 workstations. All I need is a software tool that can monitor corrupt packets and hardware devices such as switches, hubs and network cards. A software tool that can detect problems coming from a workstation or a faulty port in a hub.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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For a small network, it is simple enough to just read the LED indicators for HW, whether green, amber, red, blinking, black, etc.
If there is nothing but noise of the wire, software does not deal well with random elongated noise. Try HW.
If there is nothing but noise of the wire, software does not deal well with random elongated noise. Try HW.
You say you just get disconnected? do you have a server on the network? or is it just a peer-to-peer? i've had that same issue before untill i sneakily put in a server to act as a "browse master" it keeps the list of computers and shares and nobody has noticed, however it does seem to stabilize things.
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Sounds like you have platform configuration issues to address. Probably routing, having placed/moved equipment from one subnet to another. Moral: don't move servers too far from the workstations that need them. Beware the glasshouse albatross - all that glitters is not gold.