WiFi problem I do not understand

[Raseel Bhagat]

On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Aleks A. -Lessmann <
aleks at lessmann-consulting.com> wrote:

> Ubuntu 8.10 running Gnome on a Dell XPS M1330, WiFi driver iwl3945.
>
> I can make a connection with an open hotspot with no problems and good
> quality.
>
> I need to log in to the server behind the hotspot via browser. Normally
> this goes smoothly and with no problems, but once in about a week the
> browser can not make any connection at all, giving an "address not
> found" error. The server is running as checked with the hotline.
>
> As I am not logged in, I can not access any other sites either.
>
> DHCP works, as I not only have an IP, but also a default route and a
> primary DNS.
>
> No firewall is installed on this system. Normally this error happens
> after the Dell went into hibernate.
>
> Rebooting the OS or subsequent hibernate cycles do not chance the
> situation. In fact, the situation changes sometime, somehow, but I don't
> know why it does in either direction.
>
> Does anybody know where I should look to find what the problem could be?
>

When this error comes, are you able to ping to that machine using either the
IP or the name of the machine ?

Thanks,
Raseel
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