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On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:28:15 +0100
Grant Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Neil,
>
> I've just re-read through some of the posts in this topic and something
> caught my eye:
>
> > 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?
> >
> > <<SNIP>>
> >
> > 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?
>
> What kind of connections does your router accept? What method are you
> using to connect the Mandriva machine to the router?
>
> You have an icon on screen that tells you that you *are* connected, and
> when you click on it, it reports everything as working nicely? And yet
> if you go to Mandriva Control Centre and use "Monitor Network" it
> reports that you're not connected?
>
> Maybe... just maybe... Mandriva Control Centre is not looking at the
> correct connection? Let's pretend for a moment that you are using a
> wireless connection to surf ("wifi0" perhaps), but when you go to
> Mandriva Control Centre's "Monitor Network" thingy it specifically looks
> at your cabled Ethernet ("eth0" perhaps). Since you're not using eth0
> for your connection, it will show up as "disconnected".
>
> Can you verify how you think you should be connected? Is the Mandriva
> machine supposed to be using wireless, USB, Ethernet, carrier-pigeon?
> If you're using a cabled connection (USB/Ethernet), can you confirm that
> physically unplugging the cable disconnects you? Not being daft, but
> start with the simple troubleshooting ideas, and then move up.
>
> Grant.
>
I have a wireless router D-Link DSL-G604T. In one room is my
(Mandriva) computer which is physically connected to the router via a
cable. In another room is my wife's laptop running Windows XP. She is
set up to use the wireless connection so there is no cable connecting
her laptop to the router.
For the first three months, after setting up broadband, both computers
acted as expected. The router could be left running, either computer
could be switched on and once fully booted and running would be able to
access the internet.
After almost exactly three months my (Mandriva) computer suddenly would
no longer access the internet if I logged on while the router was
running. I had to switch off the router, log on to the computer, and
then switch the router back on. I still have to do this. Meanwhile the
laptop has continued to work normally.
Incidently, someone mentioned something about leasing. I think it was
someone in the local (Holsworthy) computer shop. They suggested that I
might need to check on that, but I haven't been able to find anything
about it. Is that another red herring?
I have just checked again. The panel icon tells me 'Network is up on
interface eth0'. The control centre Monitor Connections is also looking
at eth0 and is telling me 'Not connected'. Both of these bring up the
same window!! Weird.
Manage connections tells me that I am using DHCP with the following
information
Vendor: VIA Technologies
Description: VT6105 [Rhine III 10/100]
Media class: NETWORK_ETHERNET
Module name: via-rhine
Mac Address: 00:13:46:8f:17:c1
Bus: PCI
Location on the bus: 4
I am connected, of course, as I will prove by sending this email.
Neil Winchurst
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