I am trying to troubleshoot a problem on my home network. I have an SMC 2804WBR router. I have a new Dell C521 wired to the router and an older Sony VAIO as well. I have a HP pavilion ze4300 that communicates to the router wirelessly. I also bought a Dell Wireless printer with the C521. I am having problems with dropped packets on my two desktops. I have swapped out cables, and it still seems to have problems. My laptop is fine. I recently got the Cox Digital Telephone. I am wondering if this is causing a problem? Wierd thing is my laptop doesn't have problems. Only those that are hardwired to the router. How do I troubleshoot this to see if it is my router, cables, Cable Modem, etc.? I am just trying to isolate it right now using ping and moving cables around. I don't see much of anything in terms of tools that I can use to help. Thanks!
Bill
Bill