my router hates me

kitepilot at kitepilot.com kitepilot at kitepilot.com
Sat Jun 6 22:27:21 MST 2009


I'd like to know:
The model of the router.
The IP address you grab "wirelessly"   :)
The IP address you grab over the wire.
The Ip address you grab from the modem.
ET 


Robert Holtzman writes: 

> I'm starting a new thread because of a new problem. 
> 
> After getting wireless running for a few days I suddenly can't connect 
> the laptop wirelessly (is that a word?). At first the attempt stalled at 
> getting the ip address.Just now it stalled at authentication. I tried
> resetting the router and reloading the configuration that used to work.
> No luck. The only way the router will connect is hard wired from either
> the router or the modem. 
> 
> Now the fun part. The desktop box will not connect when hardwired to the 
> router, only when wired to the modem, even though the laptop will. This 
> one stalls at getting the ip address. 
> 
> To repeat, all settings were those that worked for 2-3 days. 
> 
> Laptop is a Dell Latitude running Ubuntu 8.04 and wicd. The desktop runs 
> the same s/w. 
> 
> In the 10 yrs or so using Linux (Redhat 6.0 and 7.3, fc 8 and 9, Debian 
> 4.0 and 5.0) I have never had so much trouble as this, my first attempt 
> at networking. 
> 
> This list has been quite a bit of help in the past. I'm hoping someone 
> can point me in the right direction now. 
> 
> -- 
> Bob Holtzman
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