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

In message <4ff4773b08steyan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
          Steve Yandell <steyan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 26 Oct, Matthew Thompson <mt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi.

>> Does anyone know why my Iyonix is so poor at connecting to the
>> internet, yet the PC connected to the same router works fine without
>> any problems at all?

>> When I switch on the machine/router on from cold, I expect a time for
>> it to set itself up and then when the ADSL light is on that means it
>> should be ready to work. If I try to send/receieve news/emails it just
>> sits there and then times out, and if I try and use NetSurf to surf
>> the net, just get a blank page and then it times out as well.

>> The only solution seems to be re-booting the machine, and unplugging
>> the router and then in the end it may (or may not) finally connect, a
>> totally random attempt though, and sometimes it works straight away on
>> a cold boot up,

>> I am using Netsurf to browse, and Netfetch/Hermes for mail/news
>> sending/recieivng and Messenger Pro for emails.

>> Yet using the PC in the same situation, is totally different, switch
>> the machine/router on from cold, when the PC desktop appears, load up
>> Firefox, and the internet is there instantly, no faffing about there,
>> instantly ready to go, both machines through the same router and line
>> - I am using Orpheus Internet.

>> And it appears it is not just a cold switch on either, just now, both
>> machines been on all day and I had to reboot the Iyonix, and now it
>> won't connect to the internet at all, yet it was fine 10 seconds
>> before and the PC is still online no problems.

>> I've no idea what's happening here if it was the line or the router it
>> wouldn't work at all, but the PC works 100% and the Iyonix is
>> basically hopeless at connecting to the internet, if it wasn't setup
>> properly it wouldn't work at all either, so when it does connect shows
>> that setup is correct.

>> Maybe it's hardware related and the PC just does a better job of it,
>> or maybe there is something I could do with the Iyonix to make it work
>> better at connections?

>> Any suggestions/help on this greatly appreciated as it's becoming
>> increasingly annoying.

>> cheers
>> Matthew

> Are you using DHCP? or fixed addresses?
> Can you ping the router from the Iyonix?

Absolutely no idea to be honest, and don't know how or what ping-ing 
the router is either.

cheers
Matthew



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