I did notice an oddity with his hosts file when looking at it earlier. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the hosts file need to reside in the %WINNT%\system32\drivers\etc directory? The only copy I could find was in and old windows installation on his E:\ drive. Why there is an E:\ drive is beyond me. He boots from C:\. The hosts file I found does NOT contain entries for the resources he's having trouble with. Without a valid hosts file, I'm not sure how he's finding anything. I will copy a hosts file from a functioning station, and copy it to the same location as soon as he can take a break.
On Mar 30, 2010, at 11:09 AM, John Cook wrote: > We had something kind_of_similar with a workstation, we never > figured out the issue but adding entries to the Hosts file for the > resource machines cleared up the problem. > > > From: Eric Brouwer > To: NT System Admin Issues > Sent: Tue Mar 30 11:05:14 2010 > Subject: Re: Strange network issue > > No VMWare at all on the network. Only one NIC in the box in question. > > On Mar 30, 2010, at 11:03 AM, James Rankin wrote: > >> Anything on 192.168 might do it. VMWare Workstation being installed >> will add some extra NICs with 192.168 addresses. That isn't >> installed on the machine in question is it? >> >> On 30 March 2010 15:58, Glen Johnson <gjohn...@vhcc.edu> wrote: >> Maybe a wild shot, but we had this problem once. >> Is the default gateway 192.168.0.1? >> Vendor brought in a DVR with had a static ip configured to that same. >> Chased that one down for quite a while. >> Could be someone brought in a wap or other device with same ip as the >> default gateway. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Eric Brouwer [mailto:er...@forestpost.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:16 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Strange network issue >> >> Good morning, >> >> I'm having a very odd networking issue with one computer in the >> office. The machine in question is an HP box running XP Pro and is >> used for video editing. When the editor tries to access network >> resources, he sometimes loses his network connection and his process >> basically locks up. This happens during simple file transfers >> through >> Explorer. >> >> Here's where it gets weird... >> >> I started a continuos ping (ping -t) to the file server in question, >> and everything looks great. No lost packets at all. I then ran the >> same ping to the default gateway and I'm seeing a lot of Request time >> outs. I'd say 10-15% of the ping requests fail. >> >> Any idea why I'd have trouble pinging the DG, but not a resource on >> the other side of the DG? >> >> Thank you, >> >> Eric Brouwer >> IT Manager >> www.forestpost.com >> er...@forestpost.com >> 248.855.4333 >> >> >> >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> >> >> >> -- >> "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you >> put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come >> out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of >> ideas that could provoke such a question." >> >> >> >> >> > > > Eric Brouwer > IT Manager > www.forestpost.com > er...@forestpost.com > 248.855.4333 > > > > > > > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained > or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person > or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health > Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any > review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any > action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities > other than the intended recipient without the express written > consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be > protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act > of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or > unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in > civil and/or criminal penalties. > Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you > really need to. > This email and any attached files are confidential and intended > solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named > recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. > Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the > author and do not represent those of the company. Warning: Although > precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in > this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or > damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. > > > > > Eric Brouwer IT Manager www.forestpost.com er...@forestpost.com 248.855.4333 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
