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lenny
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Re: keep getting kicked out
With the server freezing up I think it is time to start a new post as the
title of this one is a bit misleading.
thanks again,
Lenny
"lenny" <lenny@thetakeout.com> wrote in message
news:BoSdndC3Ur3-cTzVRVnyhAA@pipex.net...
> Hi,
> We have a Microsoft Server 2003 with 3 computers (XP Pro) connecting via a
> LAN to synchronise files in the shared folders. There is also a Draytek
> Vigor 2800 router for internet access with a static IP and DHCP disabled.
> The server is giving out the IP's for the client computers but about twice
> a day the clients are going 'Off Line', they loose their IP address (it
> reverts to 169.xxx....) and are unable to access the server or get onto
> the internet or print (The printer is set up through the server). I have
> tried giving the clients static IP's but the same thing happens anyway. I
> have also tried disabling and enabling the LAN connection on the clients.
> I can log on to the router from outside the LAN which has it's own static
> WAN and LAN IP but the server is not pingable (timed out). I reboot the
> server and the clients are then given an IP and we are back up and
> running. I have checked the Event Viewer but there doesn't seem to be
> anything relevant and there certainly isn't anything that relates to the
> times the connection is lost. 2 of the clients that are always on loose
> the connection about 5 minutes apart. One computer will say it is off line
> and 5 minutes later the other one will loose it too.
>
> First, I would like any advice about what might cause this on the server
> because I am sure rebooting it twice a day isn't normal. Also, could I
> take DHCP away from the server and give it to the Router instead? Why do
> they loose connection even when they have a static IP? Because of this I
> don't think getting the IP from the Router will make any difference. When
> the server decides it wants to close it's connection it will.
>
> Any advice greatly appreciated.
> Cheers
> Lenny
>
With the server freezing up I think it is time to start a new post as the
title of this one is a bit misleading.
thanks again,
Lenny
"lenny" <lenny@thetakeout.com> wrote in message
news:BoSdndC3Ur3-cTzVRVnyhAA@pipex.net...
> Hi,
> We have a Microsoft Server 2003 with 3 computers (XP Pro) connecting via a
> LAN to synchronise files in the shared folders. There is also a Draytek
> Vigor 2800 router for internet access with a static IP and DHCP disabled.
> The server is giving out the IP's for the client computers but about twice
> a day the clients are going 'Off Line', they loose their IP address (it
> reverts to 169.xxx....) and are unable to access the server or get onto
> the internet or print (The printer is set up through the server). I have
> tried giving the clients static IP's but the same thing happens anyway. I
> have also tried disabling and enabling the LAN connection on the clients.
> I can log on to the router from outside the LAN which has it's own static
> WAN and LAN IP but the server is not pingable (timed out). I reboot the
> server and the clients are then given an IP and we are back up and
> running. I have checked the Event Viewer but there doesn't seem to be
> anything relevant and there certainly isn't anything that relates to the
> times the connection is lost. 2 of the clients that are always on loose
> the connection about 5 minutes apart. One computer will say it is off line
> and 5 minutes later the other one will loose it too.
>
> First, I would like any advice about what might cause this on the server
> because I am sure rebooting it twice a day isn't normal. Also, could I
> take DHCP away from the server and give it to the Router instead? Why do
> they loose connection even when they have a static IP? Because of this I
> don't think getting the IP from the Router will make any difference. When
> the server decides it wants to close it's connection it will.
>
> Any advice greatly appreciated.
> Cheers
> Lenny
>