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I usually use a Homeplug ethernet bridge to talk to the router but this broke down and I had to switch to wireless. I've got another bridge now so what follows is no longer a problem but it is most odd. The wireless connection (D-link Airplus G+ and madwifi driver) was very flaky. Often iwconfig would report link quality zero and when I could make a connection the LQ would vary up and down. Anything over 7 was ok but I would keep getting 'network unreachable' and if I waited a bit it would go up to 9 or 10 and I got the connection back. One time it reported 100 but not for long. Then I found that using the Windows partition the link was fine. I don't know what the LQ was but it was totally reliable and speedy. This morning I got LQ zero, switched to Windows, worked for awhile and logged on to Linux again and the LQ was 14 and everything ok. Almost as if Windows is a wireless tonic. What could be happening? Tony -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq