[linux-help] Re: Ethernet problem

[james l <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 01 Sep 2000, you wrote:
> I have an interesting problem at work that started a few days ago.  One of
> our file/print servers started dropping connections, both Samba and ssh
> sessions.  It has the strange ability to ping everyone on the intranet
> except one box.  However, that box can ping the questionable server.
>
> I replaced the NIC but nothing changed.  I can't think of anything that

What NIC was it/was the replacement?


> would have changed; no new programs, upgrades, etc.  It just sat in the
> corner serving files until a few days ago.  I can't find anything
> suggestive in the logs, but maybe I don't know what to look for.  What
> would cause a computer to be able to ping everyone, except for one
> computer?  Could this be related to the dropped connections.
>
One time I had 2 3com nics where one could transmit to the other, but the 
other couldn't reply. I never figured out what the problem was, maybe it was 
because it was an hp vectra.

no, firewalls or routers, in the way?

James L


> Ryan

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