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Re: [WriteLog] Network Instability

To: halken@comcast.net
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Network Instability
From: k2qmf@juno.com
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 20:09:11 -0500
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I had the same problem this weekend.

I had to disconnect the computers from
the network and then reconnect them.
After that the problem cleared for a while...

73,  Ted  K2QMF

On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 08:54:12 -0500 "Hal Kennedy" <halken@comcast.net>
writes:
> Okay - here is the data I have so far from stations that experience 
> the
> flashing-bandmap-followed-by-crash problem.  I suspect more will 
> come in
> after this weekend.  Ill continue to collect private email from 
> those
> having the problem for a few more days.  Being neither a computer 
> expert
> nor software expert, my ability to help past facilitating is 
> limited.
> My only suggestion at this point to those with the problem is to go 
> into
> writelog.ini and under [Bandmap] change  
> 
> DefaultTimeoutSeconds=1800 to a much smaller number.  This may help 
> if
> the problem is related to handling large numbers of spots.  If the
> bandmap flashing is a symptom of the machines bogging down for some
> other reason, this will probably not help. 
> 
>  
> 
> Call, OS, # computers, CPU, RAM, network
> 
>  
> 
> WW4LL, 2000NT, 2, 1G+, ??, Ethernet, TCP/IP, WL10.55D
> 
> PJ2T, 98SE, 3, ~500MHz, ??, Ethernet TCP/IP, WL10.55D
> 
> PI4CC, 98SE, 7, 266MHz, 64M, Ethernet TCP/IP
> 
> W4MYA, 98SE, 7, 500MHz, ??, All wireless TCP/IP, WL10.55D
> 
> K5NA, XP, 7, 1G or better, 1G, Ethernet & wireless TCP/IP, WL10.55D
> 
> K5NA, same as above but with 2 computers
> 
> K5NA, same as above with WIN98SE
> 
> VE3XD, XP-SP2, 2, 2G, 512M, Ethernet TCP/IP, WL10.55D
> 
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> 
> Notes:
> 
> At K5NA the fastest machine crashes as often as the slowest
> 
> Several report shutting off the bandmap stops the crashes
> 
> Several report using their fastest machine as the hub - doesn't 
> help
> 
> Several report problem for at least a year
> 
> W4MYA attempting to go back to WL 10.47
> 
> K7VIT reports inability to network WIN95 machine with XP machines -
> unsure if flashing bandmap related.
> 
>  
> 
> Observations
> 
> Predates WL 10.55D
> 
> All popular OS: 98, 2K, XP
> 
> No correlation to machine speed
> 
> No correlation to RAM size
> 
> No correlation to Ethernet vs. wireless
> 
> related to TCP/IP, but may not be causal
> 
>  
> 
> Hopefully, Writelog-Central will wade in on this shortly.
> 
>  
> 
> 73
> 
> Hal
> 
> N4GG
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