Re: [PCWorks] Network Problems & other mysterious happenings!
- From: Phill Argus <phillarg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:10:29 +1100
Another possibility for rebooting (gained from bitter experience here in
the back blocks of Au) is "dirty" power from the mains. Even a
momentary interruption can cause a reboot, depending on the individual
PSU fitted. Thinking about PSU's, a bad one is another possibility. To
cure the "glitchy" mains only suggestion I can make is run a UPS.
(Uniterruptible Power Supply) Perhaps you can borrow one as an experiment.
Phill
(Scorched, burnt, blown away and VERY wet in Oz, at least we haven't had
the earthquakes our mates across the Tasman have copped.)
On 2/03/2011 05:54 AM, Hugh Vandervoort wrote:
> I'd look to ZA for the Workgorup name change. Maybe some kind of update? My
> cat is extraordinary, but she hasn't gotten past Photoshop yet.
> I only know three ways to get reboots:
> Overheating (Check for dust and bad fans.
> Windows Updates (Check the update istory)
> Viruses (Do a full scan).
> Glad to see the problem solved.
> On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Virginia Da
> Costa<vdacosta@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Ben, having changed the ZA firewall zone to Trusted Zone, the ping
>> worked but still no access to the other computers. However, I could
>> print from them (printers are physically attached to the desktop) so
>> that was one bit of good news! I then discovered after much searching
>> that the workgroup name on the desktop had somehow mysteriously changed
>> and differed from the others - so of course that was why I couldn't
>> access the data. Now all is restored and everything working again.
>>
>> Why these things happen so randomly is a mystery to me; I'm the only
>> computer user in the house at the moment, so no-one else has physically
>> touched anything (unless it's the cat, which is probably not
>> impossible!). Other mysteries which PCWorkers may be able to shed light
>> on are:
>> frequent spontaneous rebooting on my desktop computer (XP Pro) in my
>> absence - I know it happens because all the progs I was using before
>> leaving the computer are shut down;
>> secondly, the volume control becomes muted every time the computer
>> starts up, although I reset it carefully each time. These are not
>> serious faults which impede my work, but a nuisance nevertheless, which
>> I am lwearning to live with.
>>
>> Thanks to everyone for all your help with the network problem, I hope it
>> won't recur, but in future I shall know what to do.
>>
>> Virginia
>>
>
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