[iyonix-support] Re: Iyonix poor at connecting to internet.

In article <ad80d2f44f.jr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
   <rickman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  Tim Powys-Lybbe  wrote:

> > I still suspect it is the power supply voltage on the Iyonix as it has a
> > history of causing problems with initialising ethernet.
> ...
> > (In my case buying a new power supply solved all these problems.)

> Thanks Tim - but I don't believe that my problem is hardware related.

> After a boot I always get an internet connection. EKInfo shows Link is 
> up. - and I can always Ping a numeric internet address.

> But - name resolution does not work until I have "kicked" it.

> Starting and Quitting NetSurf always does the trick.
> And Firefox is not affected by the problem - ie it works after a cold 
> boot when NetSurf always fails.

but, it is possible that, because of the time that Firefox takes to
initialise, there is a delay which allows the power supply to reach full
voltage. 


> The behaviour is consistent and reproducible which is characteristic 
> of a software problem (possibly boot related).

many power problems are constant & reproducible too.

> I am considering Doug Webb's suggestion of installing a clean boot.

> John

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From KT24 - in "Leafy Surrey"

Using a RISC OS computer running v5.11 

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