Re: Losing all networks periodically
Re: Losing all networks periodically
- Subject: Re: Losing all networks periodically
- From: Peter Sichel <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 20:28:15 -0400
On Jun 19, 2013, at 5:36 PM, Rick Mann <email@hidden> wrote:
> I'm seeing some strange behavior that I wouldn't expect.
>
> Weird part:
> -----------
>
> The Mac lost its WiFi again. But ALL networks went down, including the connection to the Linux board over TB Ethernet. My ssh session became unresponsive.
I don't see this on my own network or MBP. Usually periodic network drops like this are the result of some DHCP conflict. Failure to renew a lease, or a duplicate IP address. If a device can't renew its current DHCP lease, or discovers another device using the same IP address, it is required to shut down its network dropping any connections that might be in progress.
The DHCP Test tool in my own IPNetMonitorX can be helpful for isolating problems like this (free for 21-days). For example, you could have it cycle through requesting and renewing a couple hundred DHCP leases (10 per second). Any problems like an address conflict, roque DHCP server, or overloaded server will quickly become visible.
If you don't see any issues after running this for 24 hours, you will have eliminated the most likely suspect and can move onto the next.
http://www.sustworks.com/site/prod_ipmx_help/html/DHCPTestHelp.html
Good Luck,
- Peter
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