Ed Greshko: >> Routers run software and they just get hosed from time to time. It can be >> even more "mysterious" when you have a router/hub combo and only one >> port stops functioning. Anne Wilson: > Yes, I've seen that too. And this LAN does have the initial router, two > hub/switches and an extension router, so maybe I have to expect problems from > time to time. I'll add a "me three". I've now come to the conclusion that combined modems and routers aren't a good idea. Well, not unless you can find a high quality one. You are putting your eggs in one basket. I prefer to run a switch behind my modem/router combination device, and connect all my gear through the switch. Things seem to run better, for me, that way. And I can reset the router without disrupting my LAN. -- (Currently running FC4, occasionally trying FC5.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
