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**mairving** · 11-18-2001, 01:11 PM

All my cabling is fairly short using CAT5 and networking jacks. It is really not a cabling/OS problem since I get the same thing with Windows 2000/Mac OS9/Windows ME/Linux. I have also changed the cables and also stretched cables around the room to the box. It still gives me the same problems, so it has to be a flaky router. The problem is really twofold. I either lose the connection to the Internet or I lose the connection to my local net. They don't seem to occur together which is weird. It is only recent that this started happening and I have had this router for about a year.

I have built me a new Linux box using E-smith. Now I need to work on setting up a nice Firewall, which should be fairly easy since I will eliminate most services from running.

11-18-2001, 01:11 PM	#9
mairving Staff Premium Member Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Arlington, TN Posts: 5,538	All my cabling is fairly short using CAT5 and networking jacks. It is really not a cabling/OS problem since I get the same thing with Windows 2000/Mac OS9/Windows ME/Linux. I have also changed the cables and also stretched cables around the room to the box. It still gives me the same problems, so it has to be a flaky router. The problem is really twofold. I either lose the connection to the Internet or I lose the connection to my local net. They don't seem to occur together which is weird. It is only recent that this started happening and I have had this router for about a year. I have built me a new Linux box using E-smith. Now I need to work on setting up a nice Firewall, which should be fairly easy since I will eliminate most services from running. __________________ Want to Make $$$$ with your Computer? No Risk! Simply press shift-4 four times in a row