I sometimes run into the weirdest problems...

[ESPNSTI]

I just encountered a weird problem.
All of the sudden (while I was using it), my Windows XP Pro machine lost most of its bandwidth (and I don't have much to begin with), it dropped to 2.2KB/s.
My other active machine (Windows 2000) kept working just fine.

So I uninstall the last program I installed -> nogo.
I do a system restore -> nogo.
I restore the registry backup from this morning -> nogo.

So at this point I'm pulling my hair out.
I unplug it from the hub (the same one the Windows 2000 machine is hooked into), and plug it directly into the router -> Bingo.

I mean, WTF, that makes no sense! :?
Man I cursed up a storm. Oh well, it's solved now, but I now have a headache.

 

[jayjaya29]

Yeah those type of problems really suck. I hate when things work one second and then the next second they don't. It really pisses me off, and they happen to me frequently.

Glad it sorted itself out though.

 

[bahnstormer]

its def not a software issue sounds like a hardware glitch

keep in mind that most commerical stuff that we use isn't meant to
be run 24x7 and could use a little restart now and then

kill ur router, modem and pc's and boot everything back up

 

[ESPNSTI]

kill ur router, modem and pc's and boot everything back up

That's the weird thing, I did that (forgot to mention that), and it didn't fix it.
I think rather than a glitch, maybe something broke.

My router is an SMC7008ABR an my hub is a NetGear EN 104.
Both already had battle-scars: the SMC lost its ability to connect at 100baseT and the NetGear has a faulty light on one of the ports. :lol:

 

[AxlxA]

a router AND a hub?

 

[ESPNSTI]

a router AND a hub?

Yah I had my house wired with network cables (with wall sockets) when I had it built (instead of phone cables), and my router didn't have enough connections (not that I use them all).

However, lately I was using the hub to counter another problem I was having with the router, which was slow transfer speeds between the computers.

Man I really need to buy myself a new router (I sure as hell am not going to buy another SMC.)
Before you mention it, I did check my cables, they are all good.

I'll post a picture of my setup in a minute.

 

[ESPNSTI]

Here you go:

http://img504.imageshack.**/img504/3812/basement0018mh.th.jpghttp://img504.imageshack.**/img504/3585/basement0028tn.th.jpg

While I'm at it, here's my geothermal heating:

http://img510.imageshack.**/img510/4492/basement0044tv.th.jpg

 

[hokiethang]

Here you go:

http://img504.imageshack.**/img504/3812/basement0018mh.th.jpghttp://img504.imageshack.**/img504/3585/basement0028tn.th.jpg

While I'm at it, here's my geothermal heating:

http://img510.imageshack.**/img510/4492/basement0044tv.th.jpg

dump the SMC and the Netgear. I'd say get a good switch (I actually like Dell's unmanaged switches, I have two 8 port gigabit switches that work like a dream), and either set up a linux machine, or find a good home broadband router (I like the WRT54G, but wireless may be wasted in your basement).

I usually steer clear of Hubs for that particular problem. The way a hub is designed, any traffic on the network will affect the entire network, since each packet a hub receives is forwarded out to all devices on the hub. A switch sends the packet to only the machine which should get it.

I've never had good luck with SMC routers at all. I had a 7004VBR for about a month, which would sporadically stop working. I'd really like to go back to a linux router, but I need to build a lower power computer (since a 400watt power supply is a bit of overkill for a router). The WRT54G is a good compromise though, its a fairly powerful router, which doesn't cost much to run (and has the capability to become a linux router ).

 

[jensked]

Man I also have an SMC router/adsl modem and it used to work well

But now when I start Bittorrent, it just flips and nobody can get on the internet. I guess it can't handle all those simultanious connections