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by sulmau

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Hi,

I'v a strange problem & still unable to slove it after apply every best option which I knew.

Here is the problem......
I'v a laptop running in my network without any problems since 1999 but from the last couple of today's it's behave's inthe lan becomes very strange.
It's disconnect from the network after some time ( after 10-15 minutes ) & the user who is using this laptop can't access shared network resources not his e-mails from mail server until he restarts the laptop & login again......

I'v checked all settings / passwords / access rights granted to this user both on server & his laptop but still unable to trace the problem.

Also I'v checked this laptop using with my settings / passwords / access rights with administrator level & also changed the network card ( PCMCIA Card Lan Card )& reinstall all the related drivers but still have no luck.

Anyone have any idea how to solve this problem.

Awaiting helpful reply as always.

Thanks / Sulman

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by zander

Did you load any new software lately?
Did someone maybe change sharing on the network?
What OS systems are running on the network.
Check network services.

good luck my friend

by sulmau

Hi Zander,

Yes, I'v installed couple of softwares lately but after the installation of these softwares my laptop was working fine without any problems.

Regarding change in network sharing I'v checked all the settings & reset the settings to avoid any doubt but problem is still there.

Kindly also note that I'v Windows NT 4.0 running as server in my network & the laptop has pre-installed Windows 98SE as client.

Kindly let me know if u need any further info.

Thanks / Sulman

by isys

If power management is enabled you will lose network connectivity until the system is rebooted.

by sulmau

Hi,

I'v checked the power management settings both under BIOS & in Control Panel / Power Management & found both of them disable.

Any other idea to solve the problem.....

Awaiting ur reply...

Sulman

by bob m.

Just kidding.

For informational purposes, I would run "ipconfig" from the "command" prompt to determine if the setup is correct. Regardless of the information, I would try another port to isolate the cable ends and cable as a potential problem.Assuming no other users have similar problems, I would think about either OS corruption or memory problems on your notebook. Assuming again that nothing has changed with the setup of the notebook and you can log back into the network, I would rule out a PCMCIA conflict with another device or bios.

Good Luck,

Bob

by sulmau

Hi Bob,

I'v already checked all the setting of all protocol / services installed on the laptop both from GUI & command line ( using ipconfig ) & also try the laptop in another network but the problem is same both in my office & in other company'snetwork.

Aslo no other user has this type of problem.

Regarding OS corruption / memory problems, I'm also thinking about this......

Anyway thanks for your help/advice.
Kindly let me know if u have any other idea/solution for this.....

Sulman

by nd_it

Check some of the current settings of your other hardware. Some of them could be conflicting with the PCMIA card. Good Luck!

by sulmau

Hi,

Kindly note that neither I'm using DHCP nor router.

Also checked all the IRQ's / & IO's regarding conflict but all setting's are correct.

Any other way to check exact IRQ / IO allocated by application / hardware.

Awaiting helpful reply.

Thanks / Sulman

by carlese

Been away, sorry for the delay. Try removing all the network settings on the laptop, shut down, remove the NIC if you can, restart, shut down, re-install the card and restart. Re-configuer your network settings.

Are any other computers experencing this problem?

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