> So the idea that different gear may be stronger or more tolerant is not
> off-the-wall at all.
>
> Thanks for letting us know how it all turned out.
>
> scott; canada
>
Thanks for the validation, Scott. I'm staying here another day in Boise
because the ISP is sending a replacement DSL router (to
> Dale,
>
> If I am understanding correctly, you've confirmed:
>
> 1. The Win98 box doesn't drop packets ever (ie. their equipment works)
> 2. Your equipment works (connected the laptop to the DachBox via a
> crossover cable and dropped no
> packets from the laptop to the LEAF router or from the
About your 'strongest' comment...
This is by no means far-fetched, IMO. We're all probably more accustomed
to hardware being either working or non-working and are infrequently
confronted with a situation of degradation or 'dying' gear.
A story from my past:
I was working in telecom - PC-based
Dale,
If I am understanding correctly, you've confirmed:
1. The Win98 box doesn't drop packets ever (ie. their equipment works)
2. Your equipment works (connected the laptop to the DachBox via a
crossover cable and dropped no
packets from the laptop to the LEAF router or from the LEAF router to
> The bottom line to all of the above is that I'm more stumped
> than ever and
> don't know what to do next. I suppose I'll try to replace the
> eth0 NIC in
> the DachBox2 to try to eliminate the double fault
> possibility. I actually
> tried to do that earlier today as well, but neither of the
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> If possible, I'm more open than ever to any suggestion.
>
> You mentioned the DSL modem has a 4-port switch on it. Are you using the
> same port for testing all machines (ie: 'doze box, firewall, and laptop)?
>
> You problem still smells like bad infrastructure (ie:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If possible, I'm more open than ever to any suggestion.
You mentioned the DSL modem has a 4-port switch on it. Are you using the
same port for testing all machines (ie: 'doze box, firewall, and laptop)?
You problem still smells like bad infrastructure (ie: cable or port)
> Charles Steinkuehler wrote:
>
>> Thinking about this some more, I'm beginning to suspect the DSL line.
>
> If I may, would this possibility not have been obviated when Dale
> connected a Win98 box to the line and had no loss in pings?
>
Thank you, Scott. I've downloaded the software and I'll giv
Charles Steinkuehler wrote:
Thinking about this some more, I'm beginning to suspect the DSL line.
If I may, would this possibility not have been obviated when Dale
connected a Win98 box to the line and had no loss in pings?
But taking that bad-copper theory further I'll make mention of the value
