RE: Network drop out problem

[Brad Douglas]

Found the problem.  Someone had set up a Maxtor network storage device on
the same IP addr I was getting through DHCP.

 

Many thanks to those who responded.

 

> From: Brad Douglas  
> Sent: Thursday, 21 July 2005 4:32 PM 
> To: 'fedora-selinux-list(a)redhat.com' 
> Subject: Network drop out problem 
 

> Hi, 
 

> This is my first post here - please be gentle 8). 
 

> Yesterday I installed FC4 on a HP ML110 proliant server.  The plan is
> to 
use it as out file server, so I've got samba running on it, along with vnc.

 

> The problem I've run into is that the box appears to be running
> fine, but 
every now and then _all_ the network connections to my >laptop (running
XP)
disappear and can not reconnect for a few seconds: ssh, samba, vnc -
everything.  A few seconds later everything is fine again (till the next
time).  The weirdest thing is that I don't see any disruption pinging the
box.

 

> I've gone through the samba, message and secure logs and can't
> see anything 
obviously wrong.

 

> If anyone has an idea what's going on, or even where I could look
> to 
diagnose the cause I'd be very grateful.

 

> Thanks, 
> B