Laptop does not always recognise server

[John]

Derek Broughton wrote:
> John wrote:
>
>   
>> Derek Broughton wrote:
>>     
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>> Diff the two client computer's dhclient.conf files and see what else is
>>> different other than the "send hostname" command.
>>>   
>>>       
>> john at Train1:/media/TRANSFERS$ diff slave train1
>> 14,15c14
>> <
>> < #send host-name "andare.fugue.com";
>> ---
>>  > send host-name "<hostname>";
>> 24c23
>> < #timeout 60;
>> ---
>>  > timeout 30;
>> john at Train1:/media/TRANSFERS$
>>
>> Only other difference is the timeout!
>>     
>
> Sorry, I'm out of ideas.  Obviously the existence of a timeout isn't
> affecting it, because it _is_ getting the DHCP address assigned.
>   
Thanks, Derek, for your help this far.

Anyone else out there have any thoughts, PLEASE?

TIA

J