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In article <1993Jan27.184040.15296@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu>, ejhupper@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Eric Huppertz) writes:
> 
> Yesterday, some electricians installed an alarm system in our
> building, and today we get wildly unpredictable results from the
> network.  Lightning quick for a while, then slow as
> molasses for a while, then okay again, then "error receiving
> from network", ad nauseum. No pattern, and it's difficult to
> catch because so many people are logged in all the time.
> 
> I strongly suspect that these bozos yanked hold of something
> they shouldn't have while they were messing around in our
> ceiling.  
> 
> This is not the first time this has happened, and it always
> causes a heap of trouble.  Can someone recommend some device,
> e.g. one of those hand held jobs that with a BNC connector, 
> that will tell me what's going on when these problems occur?
> We have a 100 user Netware 3.11 network on thin ethernet.
> Or maybe there's a software package that will do the trick,
> though I don't see how one could run such a program when 
> the net is locked up.
> 
> Many thanks in advance!
> 
> -E. 
> -- 
> -  ()()    ()()  ()  ()()()    Eric J. Huppertz             ejhupper@ilstu.edu
Eric,

80% of all network problems can be directly related to the media(wire).

Go out and spend the bucks for a NEXT Scanner from Microtest.
Anixter sells them, Kent Electronics sells them.... hell, everybody
sells them.  That is the handheld device....... It will even
print out certifications.....

My guess is your problem is related to loose connectors or kinked
cable.... I HATE COAX... budget for 10BaseT as soon as possible and
switch to it...... 

If you cannot find the problem with a NEXT scanner, you may have to start
isolating pieces of cable until the problem goes away..... It will
give you a starting point... I know this seems obvious.... but sometimes
when all HELL breaks loose the obvious is soon forgotten.....

Good Luck......


I've been there man, and sympathize.... 


Randy Cosby
Network Manager
Texas Children's Hospital