Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:59:28 +0800 From: David Schulz <mailinglists@tca-cable-connector.com> To: bobmc <bobmc@bobmc.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Loosing Ethernet Connectivity Message-ID: <598B7261-05F2-49E7-A089-7D7AB983537A@tca-cable-connector.com> In-Reply-To: <45B450C9.8060502@bobmc.net> References: <037FAB79-B890-46CE-9522-E0A7EE58661F@tca-cable-connector.com> <45B450C9.8060502@bobmc.net>
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hey, sure, of course i have checked the cat5 first, but it is clearly not the cable. id say it is as ted has written. what i would like to know now is how exactly happens this "hardware incompatibility"? On Jan 22, 2007, at 1:51 PM, bobmc wrote: > David Schulz wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> every once in a while i have a machine (6.1) that out of the blue, >> sometimes after days, some after 6 months, looses Ethernet >> Connectivity. > When something is frequently erratic, suspect software. But your > problem looks like intermittent hardware. I have observed that the > LAN > will be marked down if you boot without it connected. Then if you > connect the LAN and click a web bookmark, it will recover > automatically > without human intervention. > > CAT5 LAN cables with RJ45 plugs are not very robust. And people > tend to > handle them carelessly... stepping on them, tripping over them etc. > They > are usually single strand copper which can break inside the insulation > with frequent flexing. The RJ45 plugs have poor strain relief such > that > the outer insulation pulls out of the plug creating another failure > point. > > So for vexing problems like yours, I would examine the hardware very > closely. > > Cheers, -BobMc- > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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