Hi Clive, I guess you mean Mint 20.2? You should do Mint upgrades this way, as suggested by the Mint team: https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3946, and then update to Mint 20.1/20.2. Unless of course you're doing a fresh install :)
Hamish On 22/02/2021 18:36, CA Wills wrote: > As I last said I'd report outcome of this weekends trials:- > > Everything worked fine over the weekend on the Huawei HG633 router, so > laptop wireless OK. > > Late this afternoon re-installed the Sagecom Super Router (after > router reset) and after checking with other wireless kit it worked but > still my laptop did not connect! Looked as if it was trying to > connect to next door (Next door is on channel 6!!) but wireless > details were incorrect obviously! Looking around the settings the > router was set on Channel _11_, changed to channel 1 and all fine. > > Don't understand why it tried channel 11 as it has never been set > before and the tablet had connected OK. > > Will leave it all 'as is' and see if any changes take place in the > next week or so. Still not sure what caused the problem, which I > don't like but will stick with it. > Thanks again for all the suggestions and help. hope this is 'it' for a > few weeks and no changes to anything now until the OS Mint update > comes in April when I hope to upgrade to Mint 20.04 with a live disc. > See you next week on Jitsi. > > > Happy Bunny > > > On 20/02/2021 14:38, PeterMerchant wrote: >> On 20/02/2021 13:01, Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty wrote: >>> I haven't been following this, but have you checked for a firmware >>> update for the router that might fix the issue? >>> >>> Hamish >>> >>> On 20/02/2021 12:56, CA Wills wrote: >>>> Started a new email on this subject due to delays in replying. We have >>>> been relaying our patio during the week between rain showers, so have >>>> not had a clear time slot to 'play'. >>>> >>>> Update today. 1200hrs. >>>> >>>> Removed all connections from the TT Super(?) Router and replaced using >>>> the very old previous Huawei HG633 router. >>>> >>>> After reconnecting to old HG633 router and checking I had wireless set >>>> up, it showed that Lily's Tablet had connected automatically via >>>> wireless. >>>> >>>> Then set up my laptop (wireless) and it connected OK; moved into the >>>> Living room and still connected; proved that the _laptop_ wireless is >>>> OK. Checked speed and appears no loss in speed. >>>> >>>> Conclusion is that something on the 'new' router has upset 'my' link. >>>> As we need the wireless connection for tomorrow morning, I'm staying >>>> with the 'old' router till after lunch. >>>> >>>> Next stage is to reconnect the 'new' router after setting it back to >>>> default, will then check if wireless is OK again. Hoping that may >>>> clear whatever upset my wireless. >>>> >>>> If all goes well then end of problem. If I still can't connect the >>>> laptop but all else is OK will get onto TT, report the problem and ask >>>> for a replacement router (can but hope!). As Peter reported a while >>>> back he had a similar problem with one item being rejected connection, >>>> I believe that was also with a TT router. >>>> >>>> Thanks for all the suggestions and help, will email when done >>>> reconnecting tomorrow. >>>> >>>> >> My problem was with the TT Sagemcom 'super'-router, and the one wired >> computer not connecting. This was after I think TT had upgraded the >> firmware and reset it to factory defaults. >> >> Peter >> >>
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