Recovering from Network Problems
This section discusses how to diagnose and then correct network problems. Networking is a broad area, spanning geographical distances and a variety of software and hardware components. Faults may be due to a NIC, transceiver, connector, cable, or other network device. Network communication problems may be due to a software configuration problem or misbehaving network software. You need to use a combination of the tools discussed throughout this chapter to isolate the problem.
Problems related to performance were discussed earlier, in the section “Using Network Performance Data.” Distinguishing between performance problems and network faults is often difficult. For example, a failed network device stops responding ...
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