On Fri, 2008-10-03 at 09:01 -0400, Linuxguy123 wrote: > On Fri, 2008-10-03 at 08:41 -0400, Linuxguy123 wrote: > > Good morning. > > > > I've been experiencing a quirky, random network access issue in Linux > > only with both F8 and F9. > > > > The network looks like this > > > > - Linksys WRT54gs wireless router, connects to the Internet via a cable > > modem > > - Dell 1720N networked printer, plugs into a router port > > - Linksys print server, connects an HP all in one to the wireless router > > - Windows laptop, connects to the wireless router via wifi > > - Linux laptop, connects to the wireless router via wifi > > > > Most days this setup works well. No problems. > > > > However, every once ina while I get a "Printer may not be connected" > > error when I try to print to either printer. > > > > If I then open a browser on the Linux machine and enter the IP for the > > router, I cannot log into it. (http://192.168.1.1) It gives me the login > > screen and I put in the right username and password, but it rejects me. > > > > If I open a browser on the Linux machine and enter the IP for the laser > > printer, it tells me it isn't available. (http://192.168.1.100) > > > > It doesn't matter if the browser is Konqueror or Firefox, neither one > > works. > > > > However, if I do this on the Windows machine, both of these actions work > > and I can also print. > > > > At the same time, I can also access the Internet and such just fine. > > The other tidbit of information to this problem is that I just restarted > my computer and then the print job completed and I was able to log into > the wireless router and display the printer properties page. > > It seems like Linux loses the ability to connect directly to the local > network. I found the problem and fixed it. I was running my router wide open. I don't mind sharing my connection. The essid on my router was "linksys". It turns out that a neighbor recently moved in who also set up a linksys router... with an essid of "linksys" as well. It also turned out that his router was within range of my linux laptop. Thus I was connecting to his router half the time ! I changed the essid on my router and reconnected. Everything works perfectly. LG -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
