mudbunny wrote:I can just plug a USB keyboard into my laptop and expect it to work normally, right?
It may take a bit the first time you plug one in if it needs to figure out what this new USB device you plugged in is and load the drivers for it, but generally it really is that simple, yes.
Nice. Want to avoid any wrist problems the way my desk and laptop are oriented.
Strangeblades wrote:Hmm. I found this. Is it good advice?
Kind of, but not really.
Things to do.
1) While things are working go to a command window and type in ipconfig.
You'll get a wall of text, but scroll up and find the paragraph that describes your Local network Adapter or something like that. It will have an IPv4 (and possibly an IPv6 address). Write them down.
2) When things stop working go to a command window and type in ipconfig.
Find the same paragraph and compare numbers. Did anything change?
OK. Here's what I got.
When the net connection is working.
When the net connection is not working.
Keldar wrote:mudbunny wrote:I can just plug a USB keyboard into my laptop and expect it to work normally, right?
It may take a bit the first time you plug one in if it needs to figure out what this new USB device you plugged in is and load the drivers for it, but generally it really is that simple, yes.
...Want to avoid any wrist problems...
I would just get whatever is at the store that says works on plastics. I know Loctite makes one, I'm sure Superglue and Gorilla do as well. You don't need anything super strong to hold up mesh fronts that don't weigh much, but if you want to overdo it go for one of the epoxy ones that have two agents that mix as you push the tubes.
Ok, so the plastic is the hard thing to stick to, not the wood?
OK. Here's what I got.
Great.
This means that the release/renew steps are useless in your case because your computer HAS a valid DHCP assigned IP address even when your connection isn't working.
Next step is to try to ping the gateway IP while your computer reports the internet being down.
Open a command window and type in: ping 192.168.1.254
You can try this while your network connection is working to see what a 'good' response looks like.
Your computer will try to send 4 'pings' to the Gateway device and listen for a 'pong' in return for each. If the pings time out then there is a communication break and we can go to the next troubleshooting step.
Strangeblades wrote:OK. Here's what I got.
Great.
This means that the release/renew steps are useless in your case because your computer HAS a valid DHCP assigned IP address even when your connection isn't working.Next step is to try to ping the gateway IP while your computer reports the internet being down.
Open a command window and type in: ping 192.168.1.254
You can try this while your network connection is working to see what a 'good' response looks like.Your computer will try to send 4 'pings' to the Gateway device and listen for a 'pong' in return for each. If the pings time out then there is a communication break and we can go to the next troubleshooting step.
I'm a man so I technically can't give birth at least not without a ton of genetic modifications and some mechanical engineers but I'm willing to grow a clone of myself and name it after you. Thanks. You the best.
Oh and here's a screen grab of the ping you suggested.
EDIT: I might have said this earlier but I really want something to go wrong so I can take a screen shot of it. Or at least give me and others who help me an excuse to tinker. What is this feeling? (In case you didn't know I'm slowly learning HTML5, CSS3 code and other tech stuff).
Here's something you can try: You mentioned that your network dropped sporadically.
Open a command window, and move it to where you can leave it running and keep it in sight.
Type this command: ping 192.168.1.254 -t
Instead of sending 4 pings your computer will now send pings until you tell it to stop.
Now, use your computer normally and watch for the output to change (once the screen fills you may not see it add new lines unless the response times vary... but it will just keep scrolling up and up and up)
What you are looking for is your computer not being able to talk to the Gateway (router).
Instead of listing reply times it will say "Timed Out" or "Reply from [some IP number]: Destination host unreachable
To stop the Pinging either close the window or press Ctrl+C while that window has focus.
If you lose internet but never drop the connection to the Gateway then we can start looking into your local DNS settings. Sometimes a DNS glitch can make the computer believe it lost access to the outside world.
Our dog has taken to whining in the middle of the night for no obvious reason. He's always slept on the bed with us, or in his own bed next to ours, and he's never done this. Even if he needed to go out he would just stand up, and I'd wake up and let him out (I'm a very light sleeper). Nothing has changed, he doesn't seem to be in pain or anything, and yet frequently he will start whining. Any ideas on why he would start doing this, or what to do about it? I'm beginning to get very cranky with being woken up all the damn time.
Here's something you can try: You mentioned that your network dropped sporadically.
Open a command window, and move it to where you can leave it running and keep it in sight.
Type this command: ping 192.168.1.254 -t
Instead of sending 4 pings your computer will now send pings until you tell it to stop.
Now, use your computer normally and watch for the output to change (once the screen fills you may not see it add new lines unless the response times vary... but it will just keep scrolling up and up and up)
What you are looking for is your computer not being able to talk to the Gateway (router).
Instead of listing reply times it will say "Timed Out" or "Reply from [some IP number]: Destination host unreachableTo stop the Pinging either close the window or press Ctrl+C while that window has focus.
If you lose internet but never drop the connection to the Gateway then we can start looking into your local DNS settings. Sometimes a DNS glitch can make the computer believe it lost access to the outside world.
Yeah, so far so good. The net connection has been stable for hours now. Weird. I'll keep ya posted.
The net connection has been stable for hours now.
That's because you're watching it.
Strangeblades wrote:The net connection has been stable for hours now.
That's because you're watching it.
Sigh. I know. It's like, "Hey, I'm working here, I'm working here!"
Our dog has taken to whining in the middle of the night for no obvious reason. He's always slept on the bed with us, or in his own bed next to ours, and he's never done this. Even if he needed to go out he would just stand up, and I'd wake up and let him out (I'm a very light sleeper). Nothing has changed, he doesn't seem to be in pain or anything, and yet frequently he will start whining. Any ideas on why he would start doing this, or what to do about it? I'm beginning to get very cranky with being woken up all the damn time.
Is he an old dog? Dogs will sometimes do this when they reach elderly stage. As for advice, first I'd check him thoroughly to make sure he's not in pain. Feel all over his body, press on different spots, touch the pads of his feet and make sure he hasn't cracked a nail or anything, etc. Don't give him affection like "aww, that's ok" when he's whining. After that I'd offer the same advice I'd offer for most dog problems - tire them right the hell out. Throw the ball or go on an extra long walk or do whatever it takes to exhaust him.
OK.
This is what the situation was last night. It was fine.
This was the situation 10 minutes ago. It was not fine.
This is now the situation. It's fine, the net connection is up, no reason why it went back up. It just did it on its own.
Try disabling IPv6.
Other than that, I don't know what to tell you. What happened that kicked all this off, did anything change?
Try disabling IPv6.
Other than that, I don't know what to tell you. What happened that kicked all this off, did anything change?
1 How do I disable IPv6? And do I disable when the net is up or down?
2 I reinstalled Win 7 and completed a compressed air cleaning of the mobo, CPU heat sink and video card.
OK, but should I do this when my net connection takes a dump? Or when it's working?
OK, but should I do this when my net connection takes a dump? Or when it's working?
Any time. Now.
You don't use it but it's active and may not be playing nice with your router.
Strangeblades wrote:OK, but should I do this when my net connection takes a dump? Or when it's working?
Any time. Now.
You don't use it but it's active and may not be playing nice with your router.
OK. I'll timestamp the change and see how long my net connection runs without tripping.
2:20 p.m., 7/13/2014 I disabled Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6).
Compressed air? Get a Datavac Electric Duster. If you have a few systems in the house, it's a good deal, canned air is expensive.
Strangeblades, what worries me is that you have a hub in-line between two switches. Maybe this is old information, but I recall that hubs don't have the relatively large buffers that switches usually sport. This could mean that traffic is occasionally overwhelming the hub, causing it to drop packets and that would of course look like a connection interrupt. This assumes you are pinging or doing address resolution to something on the other side of the hub.
So why is that Ethernet hub in there, anyway?
So why is that Ethernet hub in there, anyway?
You mean the item circled in red? I have no idea. I don't even know if there's a physical doo-dad that image represents.
That diagram is giving me a headache.
Hmm. Let me fix this confusion.
The network as seen from MY computer. My computer is the SHANNON-PC in all capital letters.
The network as seen from a wireless netbook.
The network as seen from my wife's computer.
Wait, so how many phsyical switches are on this system?
And as a follow up why are there apparently more switches than hard connected items?
Wait, so how many phsyical switches are on this system?
And as a follow up why are there apparently more switches than hard connected items?
I have no idea. At least two Telus techs have set up our stuff over the past year and a half.
Does anyone have a canister vacuum they recommend? Need something that'll pick up cat hair from tight, short carpets and rugs.
Space is not an issue, but it needs to be a canister vacuum. Needs to have a spinning brush that'll go low enough to actually make contact with these rugs (which our old Shark did not).
Do we have a board game trading thread? Or sale thread? I'm looking to get a used copy of the Android Netrunner LCG box (the starter game).
Quintin - Dyson Animal. Get a refurb one if you can. Awesome vac. Note that it will pick up a lot of hair, and that means you'll have to clear the cleaning bar when it starts to make a grinding noise. It's got a HEPA filter, though, and it really does pick up dirt very well.
Strange - I'm tempted to conclude that your wife's system has an old or incorrect picture of the network, but I don't know enough about the MS detection abilities to really say.
So how many switches do you have, how many ports do they have (each) and how many are you using? The first thing that comes to mind is to say "plug it all into the same switch". But then if they are older switches, that might be a bad choice, traffic-wise. The thing is, if you have gone from a few devices plugged into each switch - maybe the switches were just put in to lengthen the reach of the Ethernet or something - then you might be generating too much traffic at times for your *router*, leading to the same issue I described above for the hub. You'd need to have, say, several streaming tasks going on at once, or a big download or something.
One thing I will note is that when a switch starts to die (or is overheated), you could see it stop working periodically like this. Any chance they are more than, say, three years old?
We kind of need to pull in Malor, he's good with this stuff.
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