Posts Tagged ‘lan troubleshooting’

December 7 2008

Careful With Plastic Separate In RJ45

Be careful to examine the plastic separating each pin in the RJ45 plug, as abuse or neglect may cause the plastic to bend over the pin and prevent the corresponding wire in the jack from making contact. This is a common problem with patch cables.

Two examples of damaged RJ45 plugs found while LAN network troubleshooting.

December 4 2008

Catch Network Error Message On Screen

The next network troubleshooting of LAN setup on Windows XP operating system is find to know exact description of your problem symptoms, including the exact text of any error messages appears on your desktop PC or laptop PC screen.

If you’re using a wireless connection, have you tried a direct connection with a cable to see if that changes the symptoms?

December 3 2008

Problem Setup LAN On PC Computer

Network items such LAN – Local Area Network Connection icon to setup the TCP/IP usually locate at My Network Places in Windows XP Operating System. There you can make connection with other computers in the LAN networking area. In case you can’t access it with usual way by right click on My Network Places, you must resolve that problem by knowing the exact make and models of the equipment used on your desktop PC or laptop PC before try to fix it by yourself or ask help to the network technician’s online.

There are below the network equipment you should know:

November 20 2008

Stay On Learn And Practice

As with the 8 steps to successful troubleshooting you’re learn already, do not assume that a short course and a book or two will make you into the networking equivalent of Sherlock Holmes. Take the time to learn one or two aspects of networking very well before seeking the next topic. Feel free to ask for help or guidance with everything else in the mean time. This approach will help you avoid making many of the common blunders.

The first suggested step in troubleshooting is to gather information. If you do not know what normal operation is like, and you do not know the technology used, and then it is difficult to gather information and symptoms about the current failure effectively.

November 17 2008

Final Steps To Be Successful Troubleshooting

There is often the temptation to fix the problem and leave. However, if a network user reported the problem they will appreciate knowing what happened. This will encourage them to report similar situations in the future, which will improve the performance of your network. Another reason for feedback is that if the user could have done something to correct or avoid the issue, it may reduce the number of future network problems.

Powered by Yahoo! Answers