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From: Trenton Adams <trenton.d.adams@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT: XP laptop crashes Linsys router.
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:48:17
Message-Id: 9b1675090601251139t4425aac9l2782c47b385bc7a8@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] OT: XP laptop crashes Linsys router. by Ernie Schroder
1 You can restart the network on XP by right clicking the network
2 connection and clicking "repair" I believe.
3
4 On 1/25/06, Ernie Schroder <schroder@×××××.net> wrote:
5 > On Wednesday 25 January 2006 13:42, a tiny voice compelled
6 > brettholcomb@×××××××××.net to write:
7 > > Recheck (I assume you've checked it already <G>) his network settings. He
8 > > may have a bad card. Can you setup a network trace/sniffer on your linux
9 > > box to see what happens? Also the Linksys will log some events - check
10 > > it's log setup and see how detailed you can get.
11 > >
12 > > > From: Ernie Schroder <schroder@×××××.net>
13 > > > Date: 2006/01/25 Wed PM 01:36:44 EST
14 > > > To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
15 > > > Subject: [gentoo-user] OT: XP laptop crashes Linsys router.
16 > > >
17 > > > My son has a toshiba laptop running XP. When ever he plugs in his network
18 > > > cable, The router linksys goes down. I cannot ping it from my machine.
19 > > > Rebooting the router allows all machines to reach internet and LAN
20 > > > addresses for a few seconds until the router crashes again. Leaving the
21 > > > cable unplugged from his laptop allows the router to work properly. Any
22 > > > ideas?
23 > > > --
24 > > > Regards, Ernie
25 > > > --
26 > > > gentoo-user@g.o mailing list
27 >
28 > I played a bit with his laptop (damn it's a bi**h to do anything with winders)
29 > and found that "Internet Connection Sharing" was enabled. I disabled same and
30 > it seems to have done the trick. My God! I fealt like a noobie trying to
31 > fumble my way around that thing. Is there no way of restarting the network on
32 > XP?
33 > --
34 > Regards, Ernie
35 > --
36 > gentoo-user@g.o mailing list
37 >
38 >
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Re: [gentoo-user] OT: XP laptop crashes Linsys router. Ernie Schroder <schroder@×××××.net>