Re: [Hampshire] Wireless problem, not strictly linux related

2009-12-05 Thread john lewis
On Sat, 5 Dec 2009 20:24:06 + Tim wrote: > The linux laptop is getting its IP address via DHCP from the router > (can't confirm with the MACbook as I don't have to hand at the > moment). Neither the macbook or the linux laptop can ping the router > over wireless let alone anything else. > >

Re: [Hampshire] Hello to my fellow county men/lady's

2009-12-05 Thread john lewis
On Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:44:21 + T Brownen wrote: > Hello to all > I was born near Totton in a ww2 naval hut in the forest I am told we > were bombed out twice but to young to remember. > My G parents were foresters in the south Brock area. There were Brownens in Bransgore, Christchurch and M

[Hampshire] Wireless problem, not strictly linux related

2009-12-05 Thread Tim
Four laptops, 1 XP, 1 Win 7, 1 Macbook, 1 Linux, all had working wireless connection before router change. The new router is a Draytek 2710n, wired connection through the router works perfectly, the Windows 7 laptop connected over wireless straight away, after a few hours of huffing and puffin

Re: [Hampshire] Hello to my fellow county men/lady's

2009-12-05 Thread Sean Gibbins
T Brownen wrote: > Hello to all > I was born near Totton in a ww2 naval hut in the forest I am told we > were bombed out twice but to young to remember. > My G parents were foresters in the south Brock area. > I started in computers in 1969 with Plessey Poole thats after > R.A.F training in digita

[Hampshire] Hello to my fellow county men/lady's

2009-12-05 Thread T Brownen
Hello to all I was born near Totton in a ww2 naval hut in the forest I am told we were bombed out twice but to young to remember. My G parents were foresters in the south Brock area. I started in computers in 1969 with Plessey Poole thats after R.A.F training in digital electronics. My first perso