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. -- ======================================================================= Someone is speaking well of you. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
