Internet Issue
I have an office with a cable connection from an ISP called Optimum Online, with a linksys router with 8 port switch. As you can tell they are a small office, with a an SBS 2003 Server. The internet keeps dropping, and I thought it was the ISP. They swapped out there equipment, and it was still dropping.. So we sawpped out the linksys router, and same thing. I scanned all the machines for a virus and everything is clean.. I have 5 static Ips from the ISP, and If i plug a machine directly to there router, everything works fine. Even the equipment on there network, soon so it goes back into there evnironment it goes back down. I've ran wireshark, and everything looks fine to me.. I'm not sure what to really do, everything looks fine..
Are you running the cables in the ceiling (above any fluorescent lights) or near any devices that could be causing noise on the line?
Your cabling is below par. Check the connections at the jacks - the wires should be short or twisted close to the connection. They should not be long leads extending out from the cable jacket. Long individual wires can cross-talk and cause dropped connections.
The cable itself should be marked CAT 5, not CAT 3.
There should be no splices between the station jack and the router.
The cable itself should be marked CAT 5, not CAT 3.
There should be no splices between the station jack and the router.
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Thanks for the quick response, it was something with the server. What ended up happening was that exchange had spam in the queue and was pumping them out slowly. I cleaned everything up on the network, and exchange queue. It is all good now.. THank you guys for your help...