On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 7:18 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > Trent, > > I ran into a similar problem today - my network slowed waaaaaaaaaaaaaay down > on me. All I used was ping to methodically to check all the connections and > found that a switch was reseting itself and dropping packets. Basically, I > turn everything off, reset all the routers, cable modems, etc, and then turn > on one piece of equipment at a time and ping to the main router to see if I > can connect and if there is any packet loss. You can find a out a lot of > information by being methodical and knowing your network topology. > > Good Luck! > > Mark > > On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 5:52 PM, Trent Shipley wrote: >> >> Somewhere my connection to the Internet is borken.  Load times take >> forever.  It doesn't seem to effect the wireless client routers, but I >> have had trouble on both the wired machines under Ubuntu 9.10 and >> Windows Vista.  Sometimes the Linux machine effectively looses >> connectivity with the Internet.  It comes back if I log out of my X >> session and log back in ... most of the time.  I have a firewall router, >> but effectively no household LAN since I've been too lazy to really >> figure out how to configure the Ubuntu desktop machine as a primary >> domain controller, then adjust it's firewall to suit. >> >> >> I'd like an idiot friendly tool to help track this problem down, >> preferably on the Linux machine which seems to experience the problem >> most consistently. >> >> Baring a GUI tool friendly to mortal users, I am not above using the >> @#$% command line and a text editor. >> >> >> I am not too network savvy.  I have to look up the layers of the OSI >> stack every time.  What is a reasonable diagnostic or fault tree for >> approaching my symptoms. >> >> It is also worth noting that this problem seems to date back to >> precisely when I upgraded from Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10. >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > Unplug all devices for at least one min. Start with modem and work your way up to the PC The Vista and Ubuntu machines are separate machines, not a single dual boot, right? tracert=windows traceroute=linux --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss