network link between wnidows and linux box keeps dying

i am not sure how to find information on this ..i have searched
google/google.groups but with no luck so i though i would post here...

brief description

windows box
98SE with analogX (analogx.com) proxy running
connects to internet via modem
connects to linux box via network card

linux box
slackware 9.0
eth0 = 3com pcmcia card


the problem comes in that frequently i lose the connection between the
linux and windows machine and i have to run the following to get the
link back up again
>/etc/rc.d/rc.pcmcia restart
>ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.3

my question is does anyone have an idea why this happens and what i
could do to try to stop it. others have asked if i have dns running on
the windows box and to the best of my knowledge no. and there is no
ICS running on the windows box either (that is why i have the proxy
running...)

thanks for any and all help in advance.
jason

On 13 Jul 2003 12:37:13 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) (cinchel) wrote:

>i am not sure how to find information on this ..i have searched
>google/google.groups but with no luck so i though i would post here...
>
>brief description
>
>windows box
>98SE with analogX (analogx.com) proxy running
>connects to internet via modem
>connects to linux box via network card
>
>linux box
>slackware 9.0
>eth0 = 3com pcmcia card
>
>
>the problem comes in that frequently i lose the connection between the
>linux and windows machine and i have to run the following to get the
>link back up again
>>/etc/rc.d/rc.pcmcia restart
>>ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.3
>
>my question is does anyone have an idea why this happens and what i
>could do to try to stop it. others have asked if i have dns running on
>the windows box and to the best of my knowledge no. and there is no
>ICS running on the windows box either (that is why i have the proxy
>running...)
>
>thanks for any and all help in advance.
>jason

Hi Jason,

Try looking at the power saving modes. Seeing as the ethernet
connection on your linux box is pcmcia, there's a good chance that
it's a laptop. Get into the bios and switch off any power saving
options on the network card.

HTH

Steve

Steve Holdoway <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>. ..
> On 13 Jul 2003 12:37:13 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) (cinchel) wrote:
>
> >i am not sure how to find information on this ..i have searched
> >google/google.groups but with no luck so i though i would post here...
> >
> >brief description
> >
> >windows box
> >98SE with analogX (analogx.com) proxy running
> >connects to internet via modem
> >connects to linux box via network card
> >
> >linux box
> >slackware 9.0
> >eth0 = 3com pcmcia card
> >
> >
> >the problem comes in that frequently i lose the connection between the
> >linux and windows machine and i have to run the following to get the
> >link back up again
> >>/etc/rc.d/rc.pcmcia restart
> >>ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.3
> >
> >my question is does anyone have an idea why this happens and what i
> >could do to try to stop it. others have asked if i have dns running on
> >the windows box and to the best of my knowledge no. and there is no
> >ICS running on the windows box either (that is why i have the proxy
> >running...)
> >
> >thanks for any and all help in advance.
> >jason
>
[snip]

There is also a good chance that Microsoft Windows 98 is getting
confused. I had a similar problem with my windows machine locking up
networking every 20 mins or so. The only way I could fix it was

a) Reboot the windows machine
b) Reboot the windows machine

in the end, I just wiped 98 and stuck linux on there. Worked great
then.

Don't suppose there is any way you can test a different NIC in the
windows box? (And hence, drivers). '98 is a bit of a duck tho...

(E-Mail Removed) (Xyerp) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). com>...
> Steve Holdoway <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>. ..
> > On 13 Jul 2003 12:37:13 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) (cinchel) wrote:
> >
> > >i am not sure how to find information on this ..i have searched
> > >google/google.groups but with no luck so i though i would post here...
> > >
> > >brief description
> > >
> > >windows box
> > >98SE with analogX (analogx.com) proxy running
> > >connects to internet via modem
> > >connects to linux box via network card
> > >
> > >linux box
> > >slackware 9.0
> > >eth0 = 3com pcmcia card
> > >
> > >
> > >the problem comes in that frequently i lose the connection between the
> > >linux and windows machine and i have to run the following to get the
> > >link back up again
> > >>/etc/rc.d/rc.pcmcia restart
> > >>ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.3
> > >
> > >my question is does anyone have an idea why this happens and what i
> > >could do to try to stop it. others have asked if i have dns running on
> > >the windows box and to the best of my knowledge no. and there is no
> > >ICS running on the windows box either (that is why i have the proxy
> > >running...)
> > >
> > >thanks for any and all help in advance.
> > >jason
> >
> [snip]
>
> There is also a good chance that Microsoft Windows 98 is getting
> confused. I had a similar problem with my windows machine locking up
> networking every 20 mins or so. The only way I could fix it was
>
> a) Reboot the windows machine
> b) Reboot the windows machine
>
> in the end, I just wiped 98 and stuck linux on there. Worked great
> then.
>
> Don't suppose there is any way you can test a different NIC in the
> windows box? (And hence, drivers). '98 is a bit of a duck tho...

Actually i think i may have a spare nic for the windows desk box, i
dont though for the linux laptop. I will give both of these a try
tonight and see how it works out.

thanks to both of you for the tips
jason