Re: [LUG] Network switch problems

[Robin Cornelius <robin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday 21 Jun 2004 18:54, Neil Williams wrote:
> I've got a SiteCom network switch - 8 port - that connects to each machine
> and to the broadband router (which only has 1 ethernet port). I've been
> running the network 24/7 since the New Year with a break for my holiday.
>
> When I first came back, the switch wouldn't power on properly. Now it
> intermittently cuts out all network traffic! I came back today and most of
> the day's network tasks have reported errors or delays.

If you are up for a bit of DIY open it up and inspect the electrolytic caps 
that you find (especially in the power supply/regulator section). See if any 
of them have a rounded top ( a slight bluge, that is all), they should be 
pretty flat. I have seen this before and there are a whole load of dodgy 
capacitors out there that cause these types of intermittent problems.

Robin

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