losing network connection

[xp2002]

Hi,

I've got this strange problem with one w2k machine on the network. Now and then (every 2 or 3 minutes) the network icon says:

"network connection lost" and immediately it says
"network 100mbit connection" and this goes on and on.

The computer can access the network, but those messages worry us (they're also written in the eventlog), because perhaps we'll lose data sometime or maybe we have performance issues with that machine.

We have a fixed ip range op 192.168.0.x (no dhcp) It's a dell gx 150 machine with onboard network.

does anyone have an idea where to start to fix this?
Thanks!

 

[jimbopalmer]

Some times both ends of an ethernet can do 100 mbit, but the wiring is not up to snuff. What happens is they auto negotiate to 100 meg, try to communicate, fail, auto negotiate to 10 meg, succeed, find out both ends can do 100 and loop back around.

You can set the PC end 10 or 10/half and the loop is broken. Long term if this works, find out why the wiring is substandard. (it could be a substandard card but that is rarer)

I tried to remain child-like, all I acheived was childish.

 

[ElijahBaley]

Yep, try setting the NIC to full-duplex - any more probs try it at half duplex.

EB