[SWLUG] Advice please: broadband + laptop

[Julian Hall]

Dave Cridland wrote:
> Did you mean to send this off-list?
Oops sorry Dave.. I keep forgetting this list defaults to sending it to 
one person, the others I am on send it to the list as a default.
>
> On Thu May 18 17:27:59 2006, Julian Hall wrote:
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>> Dave Cridland wrote:
>> > They do? Blimey. Hardware just gets worse, doesn't it?
>> >
>> > Dave.
>>
>> My router has clear instructions that the modem *must* be powered up
>> before the router or there will be no Internet connectivity.  After
>> that the PC can be turned on.  It's worth noting as well that if the
>> router is turned on *after* the PC then
>>  (at least in my experience) you need to prod Linux to ask the
>> built-in DHCP server for an IP.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Julian
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