Brian, Thank you for the note. The problem remains unresolved but I have a choice of computers here in my home, so I am not using that machine. When or if you have time to examine that problem I would be happy to set it up again to recreate it.
Basically I had Windows ME on that computer for years. (manufacturer Gateway - desktop configuration - purchased in 1997, standard configuration.) I added extra memory and an 802.11b internal card over the years. It worked fine. When I decided to pass the tower on to my daughter I installed Ubuntu and added the Education packages found in Edubuntu. (I didn't want to use it as a client and didn't believe it to be useful as an Edubuntu server.) The first time that I installed Ubuntu (6.06), I found that the Ethernet connection would only function if the mouse was in motion... a jiggle, circles, anything. There just needed to be motion. I have installed 6.06, 6.10, one of the Edubuntu's (I forget which), and throughout there was always a need for the mouse to be in motion during any active wired Internet connection. I've never seen anything like this. So I figure there must be some damage to the motherboard. Perhaps from the upgrades over the years. Perhaps I didn't notice the symptom while using Windows ME because I had become dependent on the wi-fi. Since I didn't spend the time configuring wi-fi on the tower maybe that would have "solved" the problem. Anyway, if it's ever of use to you guys in debugging someone else's problem, I would be happy to set it up again and test any theories... but long answer short: it's not a problem at the moment because that computer is mothballed in my closet until I have time to debug it. Last detail that may be of interest to you: My home uses a two-way broadband satellite service that is marketed by Hughes Network Systems. We were a beta house for the new service. Since filing the bug report I have upgraded to the second generation satellite modem, but I have not used that computer with it. Again, if it would be of interest I would be happy to set it up and test it out. Regards, Jamal Peter Le Blanc Brian Murray wrote: > Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make > Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been > any activity in recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue > for you? Thanks in advance. > > ** Changed in: ubuntu > Assignee: (unassigned) => Brian Murray (brian-murray) > Status: New => Incomplete > > -- 2-Way satellite broadband unstable in Feisty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/114104 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
