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...
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