Losing Internet Connectivity Every 5 Minutes...???

[MiG11]

I run a gaming center and for about a month straight everything has been going perfectly... untill this morning. My internet connectivity on the internal network comes on and off about every 5 minutes, however, on the server itself, the connectivity never goes away. I already ran throught the hardware issues, changing the NIC and cables. This didnt work. Does anyone know where I can start next or has had a similar problem? Thanks

 

[Whoheard]

How do you connect to the Internet? T1, DSL, Cable...

What vendor of hardware are we talking about?

From a workstation establish a running "ping -t" on your gateway and other hops/servers/workstations along the way and see what fails and how often it fails. This should point you to a device causing the problem. Simple but effective.

bob

I know what I know and that's all I know. What I don't know I will ask.

 

[MiG11]

We are connecting through a T1. It is a Pentium class server, no Vendor specific. It is an internet sharing setup using Widows Server 2003. Thanks for the tip bob.

 

[ricpinto]

ICS have built in mini DHCP so if you just installed a another DHCP then it will clash.