Network Cable Issues

Ian

Ian

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This is a strange question, but I have a cross-connect network connection that goes down on a server (Win 2k3) and it looks fine at both ends (active and servers fine, nothing in events manager).

I can't ping the other machine etc.. however if I disable and then re-enable the connection, it springs back to life?

Would this be symptomatic of a problem with the actual cable? I've doubted it, but there doesn't seem to be any software possibility left.

(Its a remote server - however its being replaced anyway, but I'm sceptical!)
 
if you've got a multimeter check the resistance of the wire while wiggling it, you might find the connection in the plug is loose
 
Techy, IP only - but next time it happens I'll try hostname.

Me__2001, I can't check the resistance unfortunatly as the server is in the US. They are replacing the cable but I just doubt it would be the problem :(
 
don't bother Ian, if it won't ping the IP it's very unlikely to ping hostname, unless you're pinging the wrong IP ;)

I've come across this before, will try and dig out fix.

IIRC it's yet another problem with the Windows TCP/IP stack.
 
Yeah its 2k3 but nothing appears in the event log. I've gone through IPSec, Firewalls etc... but nothing turns up. Both servers seem to work fine.

I've got a script that restart the connection within 1 minute should it go down, so its not too bad - but not ideal.
 
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