[Wiltshire] Router Problem

[John Carlyle-Clarke]

On 26/09/11 20:29, GPennington wrote:
> Hi All,
> As it seems to be router problem time I wonder if anyone can diagnose mine.
>
> I have 2 adsl modem routers. One is a cheap and cheerful "Guru" that is
> wired.
> The other is a BT business hub, although I am not with BT, which is
> wireless and 4 ports.
>
> If my linux box, either wired or wireless, connects to the BT router,
> firefox cannot bring up some web pages,
> for example www.ebay.com
>
> Some work, some don't.
>
> I can bring up www.autotrader.co.uk but the ajax selection boxes which
> update with choices you make just hang.
>
> I can receive emails but cannot send emails.
>
>
> If I unplug that router and go back to my old wired one - everything
> works fine.
>
>
> Simple answer problem with the BT modem router, but...
>
> My wife has a windows laptop for work.
> When she connects via wireless and uses a browser eg ie, firefox or
> chrome on windows,
> it works perfectly.
>
> Anybody got any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Gary.


If both routers are set to do DHCP, you can get some quite random 
results that could appear to have a pattern!