Internet access is intermittent

[jdobyns]

Here is my problem. I have a 506e PIX I manage for a customer. Sometimes in the morning the internal network will not go out to the internet for email, http, etc. However at the same time there is a VPN tunnel that comes in from the internet that does not have a problem connecting. I can also connect to a static inside,outside ip of a terminal server. The internal machines are static ip with the correct gateway and dns. The problem does not seem to be the provider. There is a SMC switch on the inside connecting the computer. Can anyone give me some guidance? Maybe I am missing something in the config that would cause this. It also seem that if the computers are not rebooted there is not a problem, however if they are rebooted in the evening, they will not connect in the morning.

Thanks in advance,

J.R.

 

[brianinms]

When they can't connect to the internet, can they access the local lan as in network print and such?

 

[jdobyns]

Local resources are ok, just going out to the internet, ie. HTTP, POP3, IMAP, etc.

 

[brianinms]

So when it doesn't work how do you go about fixing it?

 

[jdobyns]

As far as I can tell, it fixes itself. I beleive a reboot will also cure it but I am never there exactly when the problem is happening and I have to rely on office staff.

 

[brianinms]

A reboot of the pix or of the workstation?

 

[jdobyns]

Sorry I meant reboot of the workstations. Thanks for all your help so far by the way.