Re: Strange networking problem

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From: AOrlando (imloving_at_the.spam)
Date: 07/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 10:52:19 -0700

Sadly not on hand - the network card is built into the MB itself. Just
looking at the list of hardware that comes up after POST, the networking
card is listed and shown as working. But obviously it could still be
defective. I may have to buy a network card to test, but in the meantime is
there no other setting software side that may cause this behavior?

"CRIS HANNA (SBS-MVP)" <crishannanospam@computingpossibilities.net> wrote in
message news:OFGfGpldEHA.2812@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> do you have another card you can try...give it the same address
>
> --
> Cris Hanna (SBS-MVP)
> _____________________
> Please only respond in the Newsgroup and not directly to me, so that
> everyone can share the information
> "AOrlando" <imloving@the.spam> wrote in message
> news:10gl0oq4846coa1@news.supernews.com...
> > The internal server card is 192.168.1.18
> >
> > I can ping this address from inside the server - so I am pinging its own
> > card.
> >
> > Is there anything else I can try?
> >
> >
> > "CRIS HANNA (SBS-MVP)" <crishannanospam@computingpossibilities.net>
wrote
> in
> > message news:%23xAVNaldEHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > ping its own IP
> > >
> > > --
> > > Cris Hanna (SBS-MVP)
> > > _____________________
> > > Please only respond in the Newsgroup and not directly to me, so that
> > > everyone can share the information
> > > "AOrlando" <imloving@the.spam> wrote in message
> > > news:10gkv6tno6v7k92@news.supernews.com...
> > > > I have tried a different port on the switch.
> > > >
> > > > By ping itself do you mean ping 127.0.0.1?? Or ping it's own
internal
> IP
> > > > address.
> > > >
> > > > "CRIS HANNA (SBS-MVP)" <crishannanospam@computingpossibilities.net>
> > wrote
> > > in
> > > > message news:%23PLsjUldEHA.4004@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > > will the card ping itself???
> > > > >
> > > > > This sounds like a card gone bad...have you tried a different card
> OR
> > > > > different port on the switch
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Cris Hanna (SBS-MVP)
> > > > > _____________________
> > > > > Please only respond in the Newsgroup and not directly to me, so
that
> > > > > everyone can share the information
> > > > > "AOrlando" <imloving@the.spam> wrote in message
> > > > > news:10gkuh2fcqbje63@news.supernews.com...
> > > > > > I'm really not sure what the problem might be at this point. I
> have
> > > SBS
> > > > > 2003
> > > > > > that has been working fine for a few months on an internal lan.
> Then
> > > > > > suddenly after this weekend, I found myself unable to connect to
> the
> > > > > > website, ftp, or the machine in any capacity. I tried to ping
the
> > > > machine
> > > > > > from another box on the LAN and found that it timed out almost
> every
> > > > time,
> > > > > > but now and then it would reply back a few times before going
> blank
> > > > again.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The machine is running, and the server machine had full
connection
> > to
> > > > the
> > > > > > internet and could load internet pages, ping other machines,
etc.
> > What
> > > I
> > > > > > found out over testing was that the machine will never reply
back
> to
> > a
> > > > > ping.
> > > > > > BUT, if I start an outbound ping on the SBS box (like ping to
> > > > google.com)
> > > > > > and let the ping on the server run, I can then ping the server
> > machine
> > > > > from
> > > > > > another computer.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > So basically, the server machine will only reply to a ping
request
> > if
> > > it
> > > > > is
> > > > > > sending one out itself? But if the server machine has no
internet
> > > > > activity,
> > > > > > it will not reply to a ping request.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I tried to change the internal IP address of the server, and
reset
> > all
> > > > of
> > > > > > the networking equipment (router, switch, etc). Nothing has
worked
> > at
> > > > this
> > > > > > point and all of the other machines on the network appear to
work
> > just
> > > > > fine.
> > > > > > How can I troubleshoot this further?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Reply to group. Thanks!
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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