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I think I might have identified why devices in my home have been having issues:
Fin's Mac lost its wired network connection but is fine on wireless (talking to the Time Capsule)
I loose connectivity to my networked printer from time to time and can't print.
I couldn't scan a document from my network scanner, but over USB it worked fine.
I couldn't restore my Time Machine backup properly after 5 tries I got most of it. The last time I switched to a wireless connection and it worked fine (although a tad slowly)
My Backup devices drop off the network from time to time (both of them (not including the time capsule (yes I'm paranoid about my data)).
I think it's my switch. It's a linksys, so this doesn't surprise me at all. Almost every single linksys device I've owned over the years has crapped out on me. Two Wireless routers and two switches, and I've heard from my buddies that do network work that they often have trouble with Linksys switches and have to replace them. I'm really amazed Cisco bought linksys, it's a real dent in their reputation. I've ordered a 3com to replace it, I hope that works better.
Fin's Mac lost its wired network connection but is fine on wireless (talking to the Time Capsule)
I loose connectivity to my networked printer from time to time and can't print.
I couldn't scan a document from my network scanner, but over USB it worked fine.
I couldn't restore my Time Machine backup properly after 5 tries I got most of it. The last time I switched to a wireless connection and it worked fine (although a tad slowly)
My Backup devices drop off the network from time to time (both of them (not including the time capsule (yes I'm paranoid about my data)).
I think it's my switch. It's a linksys, so this doesn't surprise me at all. Almost every single linksys device I've owned over the years has crapped out on me. Two Wireless routers and two switches, and I've heard from my buddies that do network work that they often have trouble with Linksys switches and have to replace them. I'm really amazed Cisco bought linksys, it's a real dent in their reputation. I've ordered a 3com to replace it, I hope that works better.
