[Eug-lug] dns (?) problems

[Matthew Jarvis]

Bob Miller wrote:
> Matthew Jarvis wrote:
> 
> 
>>On an otherwise reasonably functional network, I see that sometimes I
>>can get out on the net, other times not, and sometimes it's fine one
>>minute then almost instantly - poof - nadda...
> 
> 
> Do you have a caching DNS server in the building?  (If not, why not?
> (-: )
> 
> You can use mtr to see how far packets are getting.  Leave it running
> for a few minutes and look for the nearest hop where the packet loss
> rate is high.  That'll give you an idea where the problem is.
> 
>     # mtr www.google.com
> 

mtr looks like it could be useful - thanks for the heads up on that 
tool. Assuming this problem comes up again I'll try it out...

Just in case it's a hardware issue, I've moved the router and firewall 
box around for better cooling... I'm doubtful that this will help but 
it's worth a shot...

Thanks again,

Matthew S. Jarvis
IT Manager
Bike Friday - "Performance that Packs."
www.bikefriday.com
541/687-0487 x140
mattj at bikefriday.com