RICHARD wrote: > I'm using FC4 on a Dell Inspiron 2200 and connecting through the wired > ethernet port. I connect all the time through this port at work and also > connect wirelessly without problem. When I try to connect using the wired > ethernet port using eth0 at a hotel using the gui interface, it connects > sort of but I cannot view web pages or do much. I can see that I'm > assigned an ip (I'm using dhcp) and I can guess at the gateway ip and the > dns ip. If I create a route to the gateway (either using the route command > or using the network gui) and enter the dns ip, I can then surf web pages, > use ssh, etc. The only problem is I have to re-activate the connection > frequently. > > Any idea on why using dhcp doesn't work more automatically and more > easily and why I keep losing the connection? I've run into this problem > before with this laptop at other hotels that used wired ethernet. Wireless > dhcp works as expected. > > > Rick B. > Dumb question - is the hotel using some type of proxy server? I only have limited experience with this, but I remember being required to fill out some information on a local web page before being able to access the Internet. Then again, this was before they started offering free Internet access. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
