Sorry, should have mentioned. I get the same result whether the user system is UNIX, Mac, or Windows...it plays havoc with .exe and .zip.
That is a good suggestion, though, about the sniffer...that is about the only thing I haven't tried yet. The Kmart bluelight special hub is making me a little suspicious... Thanks, Charles ""Sam Sneed"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > load a packet sniffer on the laptop and see what really happens. If you > don't have one I know of a good free one . You install libpcap first, reboot > and then install analyzer. > > http://winpcap.polito.it/install/default.htm > http://analyzer.polito.it/install/default.htm > > Then you can see if the packets are coming back to you and if windows is > dropping them for some reason. > > ""Charles Riley"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > I ran across a strange problem with one of our POPs the other day, and am > in > > the process of researching/troubleshooting it. We have a configuration > > something like this: > > > > > > "Internet"-------2500-------AS5300-------D/U Users > > > > Not shown is a LAN connected to the 2nd Ethernet on the 2500. All > > connections to the shared Ethernet are via a Kmart bluelight special hub. > > The connection to the Internet is a T-1 FR. Neither the 2500 nor the T-1 > is > > anywhere close to being overloaded. > > > > We are not doing any content filtering, nor have any access lists been > > applied, nor are any sites blocked. > > > > The connection works great...email, web browsing, etc. all work just > fine. > > The only problem is that users can only download UNIX and Mac flavored > > files, but not anything that smacks of Windows. For example, they can > down > > the .gz/tar and .sft files for a SSH client for example, but can not > > download its .exe or .zip counterpart for Windows! Take the same .exe and > > .zip file, and rename it with a UNIX or Mac filename extension, and you > can > > download it. > > > > Surprisingly enough, the problem does not lie with the users. I took a > > "clean" laptop to the site, and encountered the same results. > > > > Has anyone ever experienced a problem like this? Could this be a bug in > the > > IOS on the 2500? Any suggestions would be welcome. > > > > > > TIA, > > > > Charles Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=62148&t=62148 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

