On 15/4/03 7:45 pm, "Alan Thompson" <athomp2 at mac.com> wrote: > so, you're saying that a particular application is having problems > keeping a network session established, then you have to quit that app, > and restart it? > > that just doesn't add up to me. a good way to test intermittent tcp > connectivity would be to run a continuous ping over an hour or so, and > log its output to a file, then look at that file for how many missing > entries there are, but be sure the target host is nearby and reliable - > like your default gateway would be a good choice. or simply ftp a > large file somewhere a few successive times to see if it transfers > every time, or if it can't complete the upload/download. > > what you describe sounds like an application is having problems in > general, and not necessarily with network connectivity. what's the app? Apps are entourage acquisition safari That¹s it john