fellow landers,
my cafe is giving me serious problem and i cant really discover what is causing the problem. some systems will just restart themselves without been restarted .some disconnect from the timer and never to connect again for the next few days.am using a bandwidth that can support 28 systems,burstable to 32 system.with only 10 systems and 5 users at times,the signal will just be misbehaving.i tot i was from the ISP( GILAT thr KIT TECHNOLOGIES) that i use.i compared with my counterpart that uses thesame ISP and it was not like that. the whole thing don tire me.

pls,i need professional advice on how to set up a good LAN in a cafe,how to manage the systems and would not mind if i can get a good network/system in my locality here( ile ife,osun state) i will not hesitate to work with d engineer.

fellow landers,pls help me out on this problem cos am making big lose everyday.i know there are professionals in the house.i need u now so that i don't get frustrated out the market.

Mate,


Your problem doesn't sound like a connectivity issue to me.

You said:

some systems will just restart themselves without been restarted .some disconnect from the timer and never to connect again for the next few days.

Classic signs of a virus-infected system.  I have the feeling that some people might have downloaded and extracted files that are infected by virus (remember it's an Internet Cafe).

Even if there are what you call 'signal issues', the computers should never shut down or re-boot automatically.  Neither should they disconnect automatically from the usage timer.

Best thing is to deal with one problem at a time before going on to the connectivity issues, if any.  Here's what I suggest that you do:

1.  Install a good anti-virus software on all the computers when your customers have gone home.  Possibly at night.  If you haven't got any anti-virus software, go get the latest version of 'AVG Free Edition'.  It's very good.

2.  Whilst at it, also get Zone Alarm (the latest one) and install it on all the machines.  It's also free.

After installing the above-mentioned, scan all the machines and then re-boot.  See how it goes and report back asap.  Don't worry, everything would be sorted. 

Good luck.




kiwi992.