[ubuntu-uk] some user losing internet access

[alan c]

M Castle wrote:
> well... thats quite a comprehensive answer!
> 
> Thank you, Chris.
> 
> ok: the machines with the problems are both hard wired.
> 
> wireless has no problems at all with the internet, and so I'm assuming have no 
> relevence to the hard wired machine's intermittant connection.
> 
> admin accounts have no internet interuption. only user accounts, so Im 
> assuming it's software in the OS itself.
> 
> the wireless machines are customers, so I couldn't tell you the hardware they 
> are using, but as I said - they have no problems :/
> 
> the box's in question are used in cafe's around bristol.
> 
> there are six, all in different places, but only two have problems (that I 
> know of).
> 
> and yes - I am using network manager in gnome to connect automatically.
> 
> Given all this (and the reason for my confusion with the problem),
> 
> 1> can't be hardware/drivers because the admin account runs ok.
> 2> interference? i'm not using wireless - and anyways the admin account stays 
> connected ok
> 3> not wireless managers (not wireless)
> 
> which leaves me with software. what could give a an intermeittant conection on 
> a hard eth cable line for only some users (non admin ones)?

I am guessing from much blissful ignorance: a firewall maybe in 
someway discriminating for users. Similar -  a guardian program (I 
have never used, more guesses)  such as dans guardian. I came across 
one a while back which blocked any site with 'approve' on it to 
prevent users signing agreements!

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alan cocks
Kubuntu user#10391