Continouus dropping of network connection

[Blair Johnson]

I have a laptop with Windows 2000. Our office uses a
network with Windows 2000 NT. My laptop drops its network
connection every time I send and receive e-mail. I use
Outlook for e-mail. Several other people in our office
have the same problem.

I have enabled off-line files on my lap top. We use a 3rd
party outside support company and they seem to think it
has something to do with the enabling/disabling of off
line files. But they can't pinpoint the problem.

Any guidance as to what might be causing this?

 

[Harry Bates]

Offline files will have no effect on Outlook connectivity. PST will are
ignored on offline file sync. I would say that your switch/hub/router & NICs
is not configured with the correct link speed and duplex. This is a hit or
miss situation depending on the brand of connectivity you are using. You
have to work around different configs until you find one that works well.
For example: If you are using a 10/100 Switch configure the ports to
100/full and the laptop to 100/full. The problem here is that some switches
and NICs do not play well. They sometimes need to be one sided auto detect.
This is why it is a hit or miss situation. Hope this helps. Let us know if
this works out.

-Harry Bates
Lockheed-Martin