On Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:32:33 -0000, Gordon Burgess-Parker <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 14/12/2010 16:26, John Stevenson wrote: >> On 14 December 2010 16:20, Gordon Burgess-Parker <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> The scenario. >> We have two broadband suppliers to our house - on two separate phone >> lines, BT, the home supplier and another supplied by the company >> my wife >> works for. >> The router supplied by the company my wife works for is unlimited >> traffic, the BT is capped at 10GB per month. >> I have two computers - a Windows 7 laptop and a 10.04 Ubuntu >> Netbook. >> The odd thing is this - if I connect to the company router using a >> cable >> with the Windows 7 machine, it connects normally and normal internet >> operations can be done. The NIC is set to DHCP both for ipv4 and >> ipv6. >> If however I connect the Netbook via the same cable to the same >> router >> using the "Automatic" (DHCP) settings both for ipv4 and ipv6 on eth0 >> there is NO internet access AT ALL! I've tried entering the manual >> IP >> data but still NO ACCESS at all! >> Why should this be and what do people suggest I do to get it to >> work? (I >> can't access the router at all....) >> >> >> Hello Gordon, >> I suggest trying without IPV6 enabled, if you have not already done >> so. Using the network manager you should be able to set IPV6 to >> ignore. Then do a complete restart. >> >> I dont know if this wil fix your problem, but it is the first thing I >> would try. >> >> > > Hi John, > It was set to "ignore" initially and that wouldn't connect either, so > when I saw that the NIC on the Windows machine was set to DHCP for ipv6, > I changed it, with still no effect! > Set the netbook mac address to the same as the windows 7 mac address. The router maybe setup to only allow connection from one mac address. Mark -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
