I seem to recall a similar problem when MS released one of the first beta versions of XP. I don't recall the exact details right off but I know it involved a laptop (generally) with a wireless NIC and Windows XP, resulting in the catastropic meltdown of Cisco switched networks. I will see if I can locate some more details, but it may be something to look into.
HTH > Christopher Dumais wrote: > >>Hi all, >>We are having an STP problem where we think a user with an integrated >>wireless and LAN NIC is creating a bridge loop and bringing down the entire >>network. The problem occurs then goes away after 20 or so minutes unless we >>can narrow down which closet it is coming from and reboot the switch. All > > of > >>our management tools die during the outage. Does anyone have any ideas on >>how we might prevent this from happening or track down the offender? We > > have > >>6509's in our Core and a mix of 3548's and 3550-SMI. Any thoughts are >>appreciated. Thanks! >> >>Chris Dumais, CCNP, CNA >>Sr. Network Administrator >>NSS Customer and Desktop Services Team >>Maine Medical Center >>(207)871-6940 >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Thomas Crowe Senior Engineer / Senior Architect EMC Proven Professional, Master Architect EMC Proven Professional, Master+ Operator CTS Professional Services, Atlanta Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=70830&t=70797 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
