Intermittent Internet loss on Win 2k network

I have a client/server network using a Win2k server and 3 desktops. I use a
Linksys wireless 4-port router. Two of my desktops are running Win2k and a
new one is running WinXP Pro. Everything works fine except that one of my
win2k machines keeps losing connection to the Internet. It's been going on
for several months now and occurs several times a day. The connection is
lost for a few minutes, then it comes back. The problem has persisted
through a new NIC, new router, new cabling, a system recovery, and a complete
fdisk and reinstall of the entire machine. The user rights seem to be set
okay at the server level and the user has admin rights at the local level.
The fact that it is intermittent has caused me to focus on hardware
primarily, but I'm not finding anything. I need some new eyes looking at it
as I'm just not seeing something. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

You may want to post your issues to one of the regular networking newsgroups
(for Windows 2000) or a Linksys support area. This newsgroup supports
Microsoft's Broadband Networking hardware and software only. Just as a
suggestion, though, if you haven't tried it - try shutting down all your
computers, then removing the power (do not "reset") from the router for
about three minutes. Bring it back up and let it sync with your broadband
modem, then bring up the computers. Sometimes they just need to rest a
little bit.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"mslynn" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7CA0EA11-8372-4ED9-86B1-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a client/server network using a Win2k server and 3 desktops. I use
>a
> Linksys wireless 4-port router. Two of my desktops are running Win2k and
> a
> new one is running WinXP Pro. Everything works fine except that one of my
> win2k machines keeps losing connection to the Internet. It's been going
> on
> for several months now and occurs several times a day. The connection is
> lost for a few minutes, then it comes back. The problem has persisted
> through a new NIC, new router, new cabling, a system recovery, and a
> complete
> fdisk and reinstall of the entire machine. The user rights seem to be set
> okay at the server level and the user has admin rights at the local level.
> The fact that it is intermittent has caused me to focus on hardware
> primarily, but I'm not finding anything. I need some new eyes looking at
> it
> as I'm just not seeing something. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the suggestions, Chris. I have tried removing the power from the
router several times to no avail. I unfortunately did not look hard enough
for a "networking" newsgroup the first time out, but I've found it now and
will re-post there. Thanks again.

"Chris H." wrote:

> You may want to post your issues to one of the regular networking newsgroups
> (for Windows 2000) or a Linksys support area. This newsgroup supports
> Microsoft's Broadband Networking hardware and software only. Just as a
> suggestion, though, if you haven't tried it - try shutting down all your
> computers, then removing the power (do not "reset") from the router for
> about three minutes. Bring it back up and let it sync with your broadband
> modem, then bring up the computers. Sometimes they just need to rest a
> little bit.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
> "mslynn" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:7CA0EA11-8372-4ED9-86B1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have a client/server network using a Win2k server and 3 desktops. I use
> >a
> > Linksys wireless 4-port router. Two of my desktops are running Win2k and
> > a
> > new one is running WinXP Pro. Everything works fine except that one of my
> > win2k machines keeps losing connection to the Internet. It's been going
> > on
> > for several months now and occurs several times a day. The connection is
> > lost for a few minutes, then it comes back. The problem has persisted
> > through a new NIC, new router, new cabling, a system recovery, and a
> > complete
> > fdisk and reinstall of the entire machine. The user rights seem to be set
> > okay at the server level and the user has admin rights at the local level.
> > The fact that it is intermittent has caused me to focus on hardware
> > primarily, but I'm not finding anything. I need some new eyes looking at
> > it
> > as I'm just not seeing something. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>

Good luck with the issues!
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"mslynn" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:25A6081F-F54F-4561-A6E4-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for the suggestions, Chris. I have tried removing the power from
> the
> router several times to no avail. I unfortunately did not look hard
> enough
> for a "networking" newsgroup the first time out, but I've found it now and
> will re-post there. Thanks again.
>
> "Chris H." wrote:
>
>> You may want to post your issues to one of the regular networking
>> newsgroups
>> (for Windows 2000) or a Linksys support area. This newsgroup supports
>> Microsoft's Broadband Networking hardware and software only. Just as a
>> suggestion, though, if you haven't tried it - try shutting down all your
>> computers, then removing the power (do not "reset") from the router for
>> about three minutes. Bring it back up and let it sync with your
>> broadband
>> modem, then bring up the computers. Sometimes they just need to rest a
>> little bit.
>> --
>> Chris H.
>> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>> Associate Expert
>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>>
>> "mslynn" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:7CA0EA11-8372-4ED9-86B1-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I have a client/server network using a Win2k server and 3 desktops. I
>> >use
>> >a
>> > Linksys wireless 4-port router. Two of my desktops are running Win2k
>> > and
>> > a
>> > new one is running WinXP Pro. Everything works fine except that one of
>> > my
>> > win2k machines keeps losing connection to the Internet. It's been
>> > going
>> > on
>> > for several months now and occurs several times a day. The connection
>> > is
>> > lost for a few minutes, then it comes back. The problem has persisted
>> > through a new NIC, new router, new cabling, a system recovery, and a
>> > complete
>> > fdisk and reinstall of the entire machine. The user rights seem to be
>> > set
>> > okay at the server level and the user has admin rights at the local
>> > level.
>> > The fact that it is intermittent has caused me to focus on hardware
>> > primarily, but I'm not finding anything. I need some new eyes looking
>> > at
>> > it
>> > as I'm just not seeing something. Any help would be greatly
>> > appreciated.
>>
>>
>>

Try going to windows firewall, and click on exceptions tab. There you will
have to option to select UPnP Framework. Select that and click ok. Then
reboot your computer. See if that helps.

"mslynn" wrote:

> I have a client/server network using a Win2k server and 3 desktops. I use a
> Linksys wireless 4-port router. Two of my desktops are running Win2k and a
> new one is running WinXP Pro. Everything works fine except that one of my
> win2k machines keeps losing connection to the Internet. It's been going on
> for several months now and occurs several times a day. The connection is
> lost for a few minutes, then it comes back. The problem has persisted
> through a new NIC, new router, new cabling, a system recovery, and a complete
> fdisk and reinstall of the entire machine. The user rights seem to be set
> okay at the server level and the user has admin rights at the local level.
> The fact that it is intermittent has caused me to focus on hardware
> primarily, but I'm not finding anything. I need some new eyes looking at it
> as I'm just not seeing something. Any help would be greatly appreciated.