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I work in a University and everyday i have three user that at 4 pm they can't access anything on the network even internet and they stop receiving emails until they reboot there pc.

CAn anyone help me

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by cmiller5400

Are you sure there isn't an external factor such as a switch plugged into a light switch or something of the sort. It happening at the same time every day and affecting a group of users would lead me in an environmental direction...

by older mycroft

More than likely someone is interfering with the flow of current or whipping out an ethernet cable without realising what they're doing.

Have a wee sit down around ten to four and just wait and see ...

by choppit

Are we talking about 3 users or 3 specific workstations (i.e are the workstations permanently assigned to particular users)?

As suggested in the previous posts check to see if the wiring (network/power) is being interfered with. If you can, trace the cables back to a common point. That all 3 connections should be restored after a reboot is strange though...

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