>Need some help please -- having had to shut down a network system and > >disconnecting the power from the Hub, Router, Printer and X Server >etc. >to my dismay when I started it up again the Network wont work. > >Shut down sequence: > >1. Computers >2. Hub and modem and other peripherals > >The start up sequence: > >1. Started the modem and waited until all 3 lights were on and normal >2. re-connected the Hub (port indicator light flashing (doesn't look >normal to me) >3. started the X server > >Problem: > >Unable to connect anything on the network, all the Port indicator >lights on the Hub are FLASHING continuously at all times, even when >everything else is disconnected. >I have tried starting in the reverse order with no change. > >Any suggestions will be appreciated. > >Regards, > >Adrian Skehan
Could it be an IP address issue? Is the router (I assume it's an ADSL modem/router) meant to be providing DHCP to your network? Is it succeeding? Try connecting a computer directly (possibly with a crossover cable) to the router to test its functions. Be sure the "uplink" port on the hub/switch isnt being used for anything but connecting to another hub/switch. Is there a reset on the hub/switch? In these types of myserious situations I go backwards, eliminating almost everything untill I get something working. It is sometimes better to try and work out *WHY* it went wrong *AFTER* its up and working again. Sometimes just getting it working again is all that is required. Good Luck Paul
