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I am still having some fun with my internet broadband connections. Are there any Mandriva2006 experts out there? I opened up the control centre and chose Network & Internet. Then I clicked on Monitor Internet Connections. This tells me that I am not connected (see below**). I click on the connect internet button and after a pause I am told again that I am not connected. So I choose Alter miscellaneous internet connections. I see Testing your connection. After a pause I am told again that I am not connected. So why am I surprised? Well I have been using the internet for the last hour or so. My wife has a laptop in another room (I have a wireless router in use) and she has no problem either. So how can I be using an ethernet connection that is not connected? Why did I look at the control centre? Well I am getting a bit fed up with it all. The only way I can get a connection to the internet is as follows. Turn off the router. Switch on the computer and log on. Turn the router on again. Wait about a minute. I can now use the internet. I did not have this problem until I had had the router for three months. Meanwhile the laptop works as expected. There is an icon on the panel to show the internet connection. If I right click on that and choose Monitor Network (see above**) it tells me that I am connected. Can you see why I need some expert advice? Thanks Neil Winchurst -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html