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Network randomly hangs (Vista)

boasterb, on Wednesday 14 May 2008 à 15:25:30

Hello,

I have just installed 7 pcs, all a decent spec, with a fresh copy of Vista on all of them. The PC's randomly hang when accessing the network (only sometimes). 6 of the PCS are connected via ethernet cable into a hub, and the 7th is via wirless.

The Ethernet connection pcs use wirless for the internet connection, Is there anything specific I should be checking with regards to settings?

Would it be better just to do away with the Ethernet cable connections and do wirlesss only? If so, can the PC's access the internet AND be part of a workgroup on the same connection?

Thanks

Configuration: Windows XP
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rubanru1, on Wednesday 14 May 2008 à 20:45:56

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No, do away with the wireless and use Ethernet only. It is far more reliable. wireless is unnecessary on a desktop. If you have a router there is need to have both wireless and cable.

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Moza, on Saturday 21 June 2008 à 17:49:17

I'd get rid of the HUB and replace it with a switch, this is because a hub takes traffic from one PC and sends it out to everything else it is connected to, hence, if two computers send a message at the same time, they will collide and cause the computer or maybe even both to hang.

Yes computers can be connected to both a network and internet at the same time on wireless, my setup includes both wired and wireless, wireless connects through a port on the switch and into my netgear router and the wired PC's go into the same switch. This means that they are all physically connected and can be in the same network/ workgroup and the router provides internet access through a cable modem (if you use cable).

A switch will not cause collisions because it works on level 2/3 of the OSI model (not something you need to know.) Basically it means that the messages sent over the network are read by the switch and sent only to the PC or router they are supposed to reach. This saves traffic and stops collisions as the switch also manages the timing of packets to avoid the collions!

Even though they cost more, they are worth it and some routers such as the Netgear WPN824v2 even have a switch and wireless built into it.

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