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Network concerns need some ideas plz

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by jeffryg

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My customer has a simple 8 user tcp/ip LAN network running w98se with a w2000 server. Here is the strange part, unable to browse the network from 1 system. This system has Internet access, able to ping other machines but no one in the network neighborhood. Switched out NIC's w/o success. Verified network setting with another mach still nothing?
Any help would be great. thx

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by jeffryg

The NIC is a 3Com 3c905-tx 10/100. At times it will see the system on the network but 1min later its gone?

by saihib

What type of Internet access does this one machine have? Cable, DSL, modem? This machine is obviously trying to access 2 networks (Internet and LAN) and you can't do both at the same time unless certain configs are set. Is this a multihomed machine?Is the 1 system the Win2K server? Tell me more.

by jeffryg

The internet connection is through the LAN network, satellite DSL. NIC is communicating with the HUB but not the server. Which it was talking to previously.

by zlitocook

Is this a DHCP or are all the IP address assigned? Are the procols the same IPX/SPX or TCP/IP and sharing set up? Try another new NIC that one could be bad too.

by dragonnite

Had a similar problem and found that the NIC settings for that machine had to be switched from Full-Duplex to Half-Deplex. Cleared the problem up. Depending on the lagacy of the NIC, older cards had to be told which BASE settings were used (ie.. 10baseT/100baseT, Full or Half Duplex). Check settings under the NIC's adaptor properties - Advanced Tab - Media Type - Value settings.
Hope this helps
Dragon

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