[ubuntu-uk] Strange network problem

[michael]

Im not sure if it is the hub.

There is a windows laptop and two xbox 360's that are able to connect 
properly

Just seems to be the ubuntu box.


Mark White wrote:
> Hi
> It looks like a router problem not a ubuntu problem.
>
> Have you looked at the home hub setup?
>
> Mark
>
> On 19 May 2009, at 21:32, michael wrote:
>
>   
>> Greetings,
>>
>> I have a friend who seems to be having a few problems.
>>
>> It all started when I visited him to sort another computer out only  
>> for
>> him to tell me that Ushare was not working. Upon investigation I found
>> that his ip address was set via dhcp to 217.43.191.95 and his system  
>> was
>> not wanting to connect to the web or his home network.
>>
>> After a reinstall of 8.10 (due to 8.04 not being able to update to
>> 9.04), connectivity was re-established using the normal 192.xx.xx.xx
>> address range.
>>
>> Got a phone call earlier saying that the original problem was back  
>> (the
>> system was only reinstalled less then 24hrs previously) and have just
>> spent the last hour trying to sort it out over the phone.
>>
>> Whois states that 217.43.191.95 refers to BT which is understandable  
>> due
>> to him having a Homehub 2
>>
>> Have tried:
>>
>>                setting up a static address  but Ubuntu seems to insist
>> on using the above address
>>                Swapping cables / router ports
>>                Soft / Hard reset of the router
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Mick
>>
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