From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 18 04:07:44 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A2791065687 for ; Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:07:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (aristotle.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4D5E8FC12 for ; Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:07:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m9I47wn1002291 for ; Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:07:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:07:39 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:07:39 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Mobile Mailing List Message-ID: <20081018040736.GA13800@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 22 years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00, DNS_FROM_SECURITYSAGE autolearn=no version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: Subject: complex problem with G41. probably X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:07:44 -0000 Folks, Well, here's the story as neatly as I can summarize it. I don't think it has anything to with my software settings on the XP, still installed. Neither do I think the problem is with my hub/switch, a LinkSys that I bought around 5 years ago. What my wife and I discovered and I do not understand is that: when her laptop and my laptop are plugged into my hub simultaneously, her computer does not work. Neither does my ThinkPad work. If my cable is unplugged from the hub/switch, my wife's computer works normally. When her laptop is unplugged from the hub and mine is plugged in, it fails. Same story with my daughter's. As long as mine is plugged in, neither of the other laptops work. My wife thought it might be my hub, so she moved her cable and my cable elsewhere on the hub. This points to my laptop as being faulty. Which was what I thought days ago when I began dealing with this. Are any of you familiar with XP to know if it is something not configured network wise on the M$ side? I have my doubts, but then that's why I'm asking for expert opinions. thanks for any insights! gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org