Before the flames start, I only have AOL so my wife can keep her e-mail address. I have been trying to ween her from it.
Every thing was great. I have a rr.com connection, a LinkSys router, a PII-400 W2k web/ftp/mail server, and a dual booting P4-2.6 XPHome/Linux box (go Linux). I have been using AOL to check mail for my wife without issue for 5-6 months. I can run P2P apps, ftp or any other internet using app, start up AOL and not notice a break in service.
Then I get a crazy idea to upgrade the firmware on my Linksys BefSx41 router to the new v1.45.3 firmware. Upgrade improves a few things, fixes the loopback issue with my websites I host, and stabalizes my FTP servers connection. Then I notice that when I start up AOL, I get a message in my taskbar "A Network Cable Has Been Unplugged" for about 30seconds and then it dissappears. Nothing works when the bubble is there but once it goes away everything works again. I've re-installed AOL (which I'm convinced is a form of a virus), and tried about every way of 'expert' setup that it has. AOL tech support couldn't figure out the difference between a mouse and a router (I'm trying to say they don't know crap but what the flow chart tells them) and they just transfer me to LinkSys tech support.
I could use some help if you have an idea.
[EDIT] I did some investigation. It appears that when I start up AOL on my desktop machine, the router drops all connections including the connection for my webserver which does not run AOL. I swapped KVM over to the server immediately after starting AOL and I got the "A Network Cable Has Been Unplugged" message on my server. Could this be a router issue? [/EDIT]
[EDIT2] I did some more investigation. It appears than when I start up AOL, my router cold boots. ALL Network lights shut down and the "DIAG" "POWER" and "DMZ" lights are on for 30 sec, then everything returns to normal. [/EDIT2]
Every thing was great. I have a rr.com connection, a LinkSys router, a PII-400 W2k web/ftp/mail server, and a dual booting P4-2.6 XPHome/Linux box (go Linux). I have been using AOL to check mail for my wife without issue for 5-6 months. I can run P2P apps, ftp or any other internet using app, start up AOL and not notice a break in service.
Then I get a crazy idea to upgrade the firmware on my Linksys BefSx41 router to the new v1.45.3 firmware. Upgrade improves a few things, fixes the loopback issue with my websites I host, and stabalizes my FTP servers connection. Then I notice that when I start up AOL, I get a message in my taskbar "A Network Cable Has Been Unplugged" for about 30seconds and then it dissappears. Nothing works when the bubble is there but once it goes away everything works again. I've re-installed AOL (which I'm convinced is a form of a virus), and tried about every way of 'expert' setup that it has. AOL tech support couldn't figure out the difference between a mouse and a router (I'm trying to say they don't know crap but what the flow chart tells them) and they just transfer me to LinkSys tech support.
I could use some help if you have an idea.
[EDIT] I did some investigation. It appears that when I start up AOL on my desktop machine, the router drops all connections including the connection for my webserver which does not run AOL. I swapped KVM over to the server immediately after starting AOL and I got the "A Network Cable Has Been Unplugged" message on my server. Could this be a router issue? [/EDIT]
[EDIT2] I did some more investigation. It appears than when I start up AOL, my router cold boots. ALL Network lights shut down and the "DIAG" "POWER" and "DMZ" lights are on for 30 sec, then everything returns to normal. [/EDIT2]
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