Why would 6-8 users on a 40-user network drop off line intermittently?

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I think the problem could be in how the Network is configured and the Operating System used. If the network is configured to use a Domain Controller (DC) then your problem could be the Master Browser Service. If the computers are configured to be in a Workgroup (No DC). Then it could be the same service but a different problem. The Master Browser is the Service that tracksd network resources. In a Workgroup enviroment an election between the computers is held to find out who will be the master browser. If the computer who is elected Master Browser is turned Off. Then another election is held to find a new one. If theses 8 computers are on a segment of the network that has a slow link, they may not get notified of the new Master Browser and in a sence will "drop off" the network. I would need more information about the network, computers and OS to be of anymore assistance.

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One of two reasons are high probabilities: 1) Network wiring somewhere is questionable (hubs, not switches?) or 2) You're using WinME or WinXPH on these 6 or 8 PCs.

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