On Fri, 2008-10-03 at 22:47 -0700, Tod Merley wrote: > Hi linuxguy123! Hi. > When it is messing up, from a terminal run #/sbin/ifconfig, and then > #/sbin/iwconfig. Pay attention to the IP settings in the ifconfig > output, and the link quality and specifics of the iwconfig message. OK, I will, the next time it happens. > I have two suspicions. 1. The RF path or quality of the wifi modem > (or both) make the actual RF connection unreliable - or - 2. As with > one of the machines I work with the MAC address for the wifi somehow > got the actual MAC of the ethernet connection. If it is #1 change > and improve the RF path (move them closer, see if a differant channel > works better, use an extender). If #2 pull out the pcmcia card (or > turn off the wifi) from the Linux laptop, and then turn it on again - > which consistantly clears it for me. > > Regardless, have fun! Thanks for the tips. I'll give them a try the next time this happens. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
