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Re: weird connectivity problem rh7... HELP

#489
From: DKM
Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 07:57
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You might also need to "flash" the firmware on the router.  I've 
had several problems with my linksys in the past, and a couple 
of people that I know of have also run into some flaky situations.

You can get the most recent firmware upgrade from:
http://www.linksys.com

On Tue, 05 Mar 2002 10:36:42 -0500, feend wrote:

> jobesd wrote:
> 
>> HERE IS MY PROBLEM Defined:
>> 
>> I have Linux rh7.2, Apache 1.3.22, wuftpd latest version. FTP, Telnet
>> and a pop server running.
>> This pipes into a linksys router. I have three other pc's on the router
>> with the server.
>> 
>> This happens on all the pc's except the server
>> 
>> 1. when I bring up a webpage ony half of the page comes in fast then it
>> dies then 30-60sec later the rest comes in. it stalls
>> 
>> 2. FTP socket connected waiting for message then it times out
>> 
>> 3. mail. I hit send and receive on my laptop it takes forever to check
>> the mail
>> 
>> 4. telnet, I have time to shovel snow before the loggin screen appears.
>> 
>> THE KICKER
>> 
>> 1. If I log into webmin on any machine 192.168.1.100:10000, I skate
>> around like a champ. NO Speed bumps
>> 
>> 2. If I use a dialup account and sling in from the outside I have no
>> problem getting into FTP. my web, telnet or mail.
>> 
>> 3. The problem comes and goes at will. One minute everything is ok then
>> for the next day or two its back to the same old crap
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The Million Dollar question is why did this just happen after working
>> for three months without a hitch?
>> How can I fix this problem? What is the Problem?
>> 
>> Please respond to my email address also dj@internet-demon.com
>> <mailto:dj@internet-demon.com>.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks jobesd
>> 
>> 
> Hi,
> 		Your description is very interesting, try netstat -natu find whats
> 		going
> on and who is listening to what. If its a routing problem (likely) reset
> your linksys box. I had a problem where I had carrier but no
> connectivity to a box on my network. I reset the switch (linksys) and
> the problem went away. (would have been nice if I would have tried this
> be for rebuilding my ip stack on the box in question.)
> 	Look at your logs. find out if you see anything that sticks out like a
> multitude of enties that don't add up. Are your ips static? If not try
> setting them mannualy. I've seen DHCP get lost in Etherspace more than
> once. Hows your firewall's config? Is all well?
> 		When all else fails divide and conquer. Begin in one place and remove
> possibilties until every thing  is cool.
> 
> If I were you I would ditch Telnet ASAP. Use SSH2. Much more secure. If
> you could post more details of your setup. Hope I gave you some good
> ideas,
> Feend
>
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