my router hates me

[Robert Holtzman]

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.

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Bob Holtzman
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