Randomly losing connection to server

[Allen K. Smith]

On Thursday 20 April 2006 09:54, Aaron Suggitt wrote:
> Perhaps someone can help me with a small connectivity problem.
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> Firewall disabled, static IP on the server hosting 3 web-based applications.
> Initial access to any application usually works for a short time then for no
> reason I lose all connectivity. Running a constant ping from my workstation
> will show no reply, and then a connection when I access a web application
> then it drops after a few minutes, sometimes shorter. Doesn't seem to be any
> reason to what starts or stops the connection problems.
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> Everything was working correctly when the server was set to automatically
> obtain an IP then I switched it to static and this problem started.
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If that is all that changed, most likely the address you chose is in use by something else. In a switched environment you will see what you are seeing.
I always have a box running arpwatch or a similar utility that will notify you when something like this happens.
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> Any suggestions?
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