LAN connection dropping [Very Annoying Issue]

[shebang]

OK. I have networked (wired) two PC's together. One is my Slack PC and one is my Windows PC. This has happened to me 2 times already.. last time for cursing at the system and banging, etc, it became normal.

Here's what happens:

Everything went fine, i connected my ethernet cord: i did

dhcpcd eth0

and it found my ip,etc. 2 days later, i suddenly lose my connection. My computer never turned off after i did the dhcpcd . And now I ran netconfig, dhcpcd eth0, nothing happens. I cleared out the cache:

/etc/dhcpc/dhcpcd-eth0.cache

:-\ nothing happens. I removed the dhcpcd package and re-installed it. And cleared out the /etc/dhcpc but nothing happens!! I ran netconfig again.. no result..

Can someone please tell what I am doing wrong ?

I am running Slackware 9.1 with a WHOLE LOT of config. and customizing.

A Quick Search on Google turned this up... this is not exactly what's happening but it is something similar

http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedor.../msg05803.html

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[Kernel_Killer]

You might try a static connection, and see if the problem continues.

[shebang]

I did.. I manually entered the IP, Gateway, Netmask, etc. using `netconfig` but it still doesn't work..

Windows was working but now even windows doesn't work. It only doesn't work when plugged into the router.. when connected to the modem..it works.

SO I am thinking it's the router..

[Kernel_Killer]

Can you still access the router at all? Does it have a console port you could log into with? Is there anything in the logs?

[shebang]

At the time, no I wasn't but now I can. I just re-ran the quick installer crap that the router came with and it set up my Windows.. then I ran dhcpcd eth0 on my Slack system..and it works..now..

But I am still searching google as I am curious what caused the trouble.. If I find something, then I will report to you about it.. i think i am almost on it though.

Thanks for the help Master Copy.

[Kernel_Killer]

Sounds like the DHCP leases timed out, and you only had 2 to give out. You might go ahead and set them static to avoid any issues.

[countach44]

Or increase the lease time...

[Compunuts]

It also happen with my WAN connection. My ISP runs Windows DHCP server. It would loose connection, then the system won't forward. I had to take the eth0 down and restart it with ifdown eth0 and ifup eth0 commands.

[shebang]

Thanks CompuNuts...I will try that next time it happens...if it happens.