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Okay - Good job you mentioned that as i probably wouldnt have! (Your probably all wondering why im an IT technician now) Ive read some of the posts on the threads you said to look at - gave me some more ideas. Just incase none of this works can you think of anything eles? Its strange because it sometimes works just very very very very slow. For example i can remote from building 2 to the server in building 1 sometimes but its so slow the connection drops before i can even type something. Thanks again for everything.

It does look like that but theres 2 boxes at each end with fibre. That little box is connected to a bigger box which is connected to the link. And yes your right! (I think) there is a computer which is connected via a copper link to cab 1. Im assuming it must be as its the only one in the other building working and its 100% not patched at the cab in the same room as it. so if i connect this to the switch in the room i have a connection - if this works then its more than likely the fibre converter. Thanks again!

I havnt looked at the switches today. I havnt managed to get in as i work at 2 schools and today was my day at the other school which i couldnt leave. I have no idea whats connecting the two buildings together now. all i know theres 1 blue cable i can tell tomorrow is going to be stressful. Thanks again everyone.

Okay - This seems very likely. With the media converters - it converts an ethernet to fibre? but from what i remember the connection between the buildings are still ethernet - i may have that wrong it was only a quick check. i havnt got a cable long enough to replace the whole main cable?!? Im really new to this ive only been a technician for a few months. This is why there are so many questions! I thank you agian for your help.

The first thing i was going to do tomorrow was a reboot. I dont know any of the IP addresses of the switches are managed. The whole network was basically left in a really big mess! If its the fibre burning out - would it be possible to ditch the fibre bit and just plug the ethernet in? for a temporary period atleast? The mian office and admin area is one that is affected so i need to get them on somehow? Thank you for the quick response.

Thanks for all your responses. It turned out to be a dodgey password which meant it couldnt start the service. So basically what you have said above! Thanks again.

Hi everybody, Im a relativly new technician and have a job at a primary school as there main technician. Basically everything was working fine yesterday then overnight its not. I got a phone call earlier saying the internet isnt working. When i got there i found out a few computers are working fine and all the rest are not. They have a really slow network connection and internet connection or sometimes no connection. Ive attached a basic plan of everything below. For some reason there is a computer in the main building that seems to be patched at cab 1 (no idea why - its quite an old building though) Everything connected to cab 1 works fine. Cab 2 onwards is when it gets slow. So im asuming its something to do with the main link? The two main buildings are connected via an ethernet connection BUT the cable goes into what looks like a fibre box which then goes into another smaller box (Via fibre) which then goes into the switch via ethernet (Ive never seen this set up before) I havnt gone in today really to try anything - but it obviously needs to get working tomorrow so thought id come on here to get some more ideas as to what it would be. Thanks for any responses.

We have not tried that. Thanks for your help. Edit: After checking event logs im getting a logon failure - What is the server trying to logon to?

A member of staff has asked for "The Hunt for Red October"? Does anyone have it to upload to the exchange? Thanks

No we do have a valid license.

Hi All, Our clickview library server has gone offline and wont come back online? any ideas what could cause this? Ive tried clicking on "start Library Server" but this wont put it back online. Thanks for any help

Have been approached by this company is anyone out there using themfor their printing solution? Thanks