On 02/16/2011 09:28 AM, fred smith wrote: > On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 09:12:56AM -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote: >> On 02/15/2011 05:04 PM, Timothy Murphy wrote: >>> I'm having terrible problems with my modem/router at the moment. >>> The WiFi connection on my Thinkpad laptop drops every 10 minutes or so. >>> I have to restart the network service to get the connection back. >>> > Given all the other comments that have been made regarding channel > selection, etc., etc., etc., let me throw out another suggestion that > MIGHT allow you to simply bypass all those issues: > > you could use a second wireless router: Yet another AP fighting over limited channel availablity. > hardwire its input port to > the (an) output port on the modem/router you've got. configure your > "new" router to use dhcp, so it should "just work" when talking to > the vendor-provided router. configure YOUR "new" router to provide > services you need (firewall, etc.), channel selection, etc. If the > current problem(s) is(are) due to misconfiguration of the wireless > part of the modem/router you've got, this may allow you to simply > ignore the problems and set up wireless that works for you. > > kind of a hack, but it may help you. > > <snip> > -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
