Fieldpoint Flakiness

[regisphilbin]

I'm currently having issues with FP-2000 Units dropping off line.

Here's a description of the setup i have:

1 laptop computer

1 desktop computer

2 FP Units.

- I have Labview 7.1 installed with the latest Ni-MAX and RT 7.1 installed on the FP units.

- The fieldpoint units have 3-4 I/O modules hooked up.

- I've not uploaded any personal VI's AT ALL... so it should be a completely clean FP unit.

-All networked devices have fixed IP addresses that are unique.

- I have written a program that I use and make FP calls but I've seen network problems occur even when the program is not running.

Usually, everything runs fine for a couple of hours, but I inconsistently get network lag only to the fieldpoint units which "disconnects" me from the FP. What I mean by "disconnects" is functionally in NI-MAX, I can't connect and see any of the I/O statuses. I get the error "Unable to connect to the data item on the module". I can still ping the unit but from the picture below, the response time is rather large (bottom pic) compared to the normally running state (top pic)

I've spent the last week testing the local network by constantly pinging the FP unit as well as other local devices. I've never seen the non-FP devices "slow down" in their response times. only the FP units.

1) Anyone know why this is?

2) Any solutions?

3) Is there anyway to re-flash an FP -2000 unit?