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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=43046.0&return_msg=43046.1"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=43046.1">1–5</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=43046.1">weird lan issue</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="43046_1_5_10"> <a name="a43046_1"></a><div class="message" id="message_43046_1"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">23 Jul 12:24</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">1 of 5</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=43046.1">43046.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> This morning after being on the internet on my tablet for a while, the internet dropped. Not unusual, except it wouldn't come back (wifi was still live). Then I discovered my pc, on the same switch as the wifi router, also wouldn't connect (that is unusual). MrsD.'s pc (directly connected to the DSL modem) OTOH has no internet issues. WTF? I decided try the modem's dodgy-at-best wifi. I flipped it over to copy the wifi password, then when I went to connect my tablet, the usual internet connection came back up solid on both my tablet and pc. Guessing some sort of cabling issue, except there was no physical disturbance to cause it. The ~40-ft ethermet cable connecting the modem to the other wifi router and my pc via a switch is old AF.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=43046.1&return_msg=43046.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="43046.1"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a43046_2"></a><div class="message" id="message_43046_2"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Linn (INDYLS)<span class="message_time">23 Jul 22:51</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 24 Jul 22:55"></span></span> <span class="message_count">2 of 5</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=43046.2">43046.2</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=43046.1#a43046_1" target="_self">43046.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Ian is such a untrustworthy prick, you can never trust that guy,<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 23 Jul 22:51 by INDYLS</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=43046.2&return_msg=43046.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="43046.2"> <span class="rating">+2/2</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a43046_3"></a><div class="message" id="message_43046_3"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time">24 Jul 14:28</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 24 Jul 22:55"></span></span> <span class="message_count">3 of 5</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=43046.3">43046.3</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=43046.1#a43046_1" target="_self">43046.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I've had switches, well, two switches, lose individual ports. One then went on to fail completely. The other stayed working on the other ports until I replaced it. In both cases there was no warning, it just happened. I'd suspect whichever switch you're plugged into.<br /> <br /> IIRC they were both cheapish Netgear things, little white boxes, 5 port. Can't remember if they were both gigabit, but the second one was. I have a better 16 port Zyxel thing now with everything for the house going through it, except the wifi which has access points connected to the main router which hangs off the fibre ONT on the wall.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=43046.3&return_msg=43046.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="43046.3"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a43046_4"></a><div class="message" id="message_43046_4"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time">24 Jul 14:30</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 24 Jul 22:55"></span></span> <span class="message_count">4 of 5</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=43046.4">43046.4</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=43046.1#a43046_3" target="_self">43046.3</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Could be Ian though. He's known to doze off.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=43046.4&return_msg=43046.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="43046.4"> <span class="rating">+1/1</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a43046_5"></a><div class="message" id="message_43046_5"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">24 Jul 22:58</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: william (WILLIAMA) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Jul 12:14"></span></span> <span class="message_count">5 of 5</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=43046.5">43046.5</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=43046.1#a43046_3" target="_self">43046.3</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I've had several small, cheap switches fail. I was going to try different ports when it started working.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=43046.5&return_msg=43046.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="43046.5"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </body>