[PLUG] Network failure(s)

[drew wymore]

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Denis Heidtmann
<denis.heidtmann at gmail.com>wrote:

> More network problems.  Running a new Qwest Adapttec pk5000 modem,
> with dlsnorthwest.net as the ISP.  Everything was fine for a couple of
> weeks.
>
> To summarize the problem, it seems that after boot, the network would
> not work sometimes.  On testing, I found that the modem was not
> accessible--ping 192.168.0.1 returned nothing.  I replaced the modem
> to test it, and the replacement did not respond either.  Thus, I
> assumed the problem was my network "card" (on the MB).  Shut down.
> Wait for lunch.  Restart.  Now it is up.
>
> My plan at this point is to leave the computer up to see if it fails
> while running. Also, I am borowing a card to enable more
> troubleshooting, when the trouble occurs.
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> -Denis
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Ethernet cable between the Actiontec and onboard NIC?

Drew-