Downtime: Bad network hardware

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Themicles
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Downtime: Bad network hardware

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Server availability will be sporadic while I work on an issue with a network adapter that's between the game servers and the internet.

The adapter is repeatedly dropping connection and resetting. It is the main link between the room the DSL modem is in, and the room the game servers are in.

Unfortunately, we don't have any spare LAN cards and if we spend the money on one right now, we'll be in a rough spot with the car needing work before Kessa starts her new job.

I'll update here if the downtime becomes extended.
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Post by Themicles »

Good news: It's not the network adapter in Zeus as previously thought.

Bad news: The wireless access point that was doing double duty as the wired switch between the two rooms is bad. If more than one network cable is plugged in with any active devices on those cables, the WAP continually resets.

We're bypassing the WAP's wired switch now, and plugging the other room directly into Zeus. Our laptops will suffer for it, but it's better than using hardware that freaks out every five seconds.
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