On Fri, 2003-09-19 at 03:19, Pierre Fortin wrote: > On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 23:53:35 +0200 Wolfgang Bornath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Bill Mullen schrieb am Thu, 18 Sep 2003 15:40:20 -0400 (EDT): > > > > > On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Robert Thyberg wrote: > > > > > > > Have had exactly the same problem, which is why this is being sent > > > > by Eudora!! Have 4-port router into a Cable modem. 2 Linux (9.2 rc2 > > > > and SuSE) and two Wins (2000 and XP). However mine has not > > > > accidently started working again altho I've tried all sorts of > > > > things. Reinstall seems to be the only thing to make it work for a > > > > while! Ideas?? > > > > > > Since you're using a router and trying to get an IP address from it > > > (as opposed to a direct connection to the modem, where the address > > > would come instead from your ISP), the simplest solution is to not use > > > DHCP at all, and configure yourself a static address. Doesn't answer > > > the "why", but fixes the "what" once and for all ... :) > > > > Hmm, sounds reasonable and I used to work with static IPs until I bought > > this access point/router/switch. I couldn't get it to work with static > > IPs, only with dhcp. I may start another try when 9.2 final comes out > > and I switch my machines to the final. > > > > wobo > > Dunno if I've been having this problem; but my LAN connection would just > stop receiving (as seen via other hosts) -- nothing would restore it other > than reboot. Then, one day I discovered that disconnecting LAN cable and > reconnecting it restored communication... > I can reproduce the problem, and the cure, for me, is to first 'service network stop', then disconnect the cable/dsl modem. and the router. plug the cable modem back in until it has a good connection (this is seen in the order of the lights flashing) then turn back on the router, then 'service network start'.
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