Re: WiFi: why not a diagram showing access points?

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On Wed, 2011-02-16 at 14:14 +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote:
> Joe Zeff wrote:
> 
> > On 02/15/2011 02:04 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.
> > 
> > Everything you've written tells me that this isn't a Fedora problem or
> > even a problem with your laptop.  If, as you say, the password your ISP
> > gave you for your new modem doesn't work, it's their problem.  Talk to
> > them again and, if all else fails, insist on getting that modem replaced
> > with one that works.  (From what you write, it was defective "out of the
> > box," making this a warranty issue, and they shouldn't charge you for
> > replacement.)
> 
> I agree that the modem password issue has nothing to do with Fedora;
> it is just that my homicidal impulses towards Telecom Italia
> are difficult to keep within bounds ...
> 
> But what is relevant to Fedora, I think, is the curious reaction
> to a temporarily dropped connection,
> which seems to differ between the network and NetworkManager services,
> which in turn differ considerably from behaviour under Windows XP.
> (I have to keep this option in place because the online Help service -
> Alice te Aiuta - requires one to be using Internet Explorer at some points.)
As an aside, there is an add-on called: Default User Agent
that if installed in Firefox on Fedora  allows the Firefox to act as
Internet Explorer.

Googling for  Default User Agent will allow you to find it's installer.

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