From: John Cuccia 

Maybe a bad NIC is sending out periodic broadcast storms?

On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 12:14:57 -0500, "David Blair"
 wrote:

>I have my internet server going through the router also, along with two
>other PCs. They all hiccup at the same time.
>
>It's dropping my Internet connectivity briefly. And I have new cables, and
>bought a new router before discovering that wasn't the issue.
>
>"Geo."  wrote in message
news:413cfcec{at}w3.nls.net...
>> what do you mean it also hits your server? Do you lose connectivity
>> between a
>> desktop and the server? Tried a different hub or cables?
>>
>> Geo.
>>
>> "David Blair"  wrote in message
>> news:413ce238{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> Okay, this isn't really a Windows question. Oh well...
>>>
>>> When the traffic gets heavy on my DSL connection (like a file download)
>>> my
>>> connection drops and reconnects intermittently. It drives me crazy, and
>>> screws with my ability to use this thing.
>>>
>>> I swapped out my DSL modem with another I had, bought a new wireless
>>> router,
>>> changed the cables... then noticed it also hits my server, so I didn't
>>> bother to buy a new NIC.
>>>
>>> Ideas?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

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