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strange LAN connection
I have a problem with one of my overseas placed users. Basically he uses a ethernet cable that attaches him to a network. AT the moment he uses one cable attached to a different network then the one that i want him attached to and recieves internet etc. When i connect him to the other cable he recieves the correct ip settings and the connected sign but can get no internet access. If i try somebody elses pc they can connect through the "bad" cable but i cant think why this is happening. Pretty sure it is a setting somewere but what??
A couple of things to try:
Is this person getting the IP address via DHCP? Make sure the default gateway the person has configured is accessible via the network he is attacched to.
Can the user access a web site by it's IP address, or at least ping an internet server? This would seem to indicate a name resolution problem. Try flushing the DNS caches.
Check to see if the user has any static routes set up that are in conflict with the IP and network settings.
That's all I can think of at the moment.
Is this person getting the IP address via DHCP? Make sure the default gateway the person has configured is accessible via the network he is attacched to.
Can the user access a web site by it's IP address, or at least ping an internet server? This would seem to indicate a name resolution problem. Try flushing the DNS caches.
Check to see if the user has any static routes set up that are in conflict with the IP and network settings.
That's all I can think of at the moment.
Upgrade and reinstall the Desktop Network driver software and try with another NETWORK card & cat-5 cable....
Regards,
V.K.
Regards,
V.K.
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For wierd things like that, always worth running the following command and options from a command line on the windows machine:
netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.log
What this does is reinstall the windows tcp/ip stack. Clears so many of these weird issues.
You need to reboot after running this command for it to take effect.
netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.log
What this does is reinstall the windows tcp/ip stack. Clears so many of these weird issues.
You need to reboot after running this command for it to take effect.
Also, consider that there may be a physical problem with the network cable or link. Does the network hub/switch show a working link? Try replacing the physical cable. Cables do get damaged, particularly by certain kinds of users......
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unfortunaly i dont run that part of the network, but it was a firewall problem
You may also try to "fix" the connection (Control Panel -> Network connections ->[right click on your connection and choose fix]
Hope this helps