[ubuntu-za] Lan issues

[David Robert Lewis]

Chris Schoonbee wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> This is just a friendly private message to you.  I have noticed that you 
> tend to start a new topic/thread [e.g. Lan issues]  by replying to a 
> email in an existing thread [e.g. Ubuntu small office server].  This is 
> termed  'thread hijackiing'  and is  a breach of netiquette.   Amongst  
> other things, it  mixes up unrelated threads for people trying to  
> following email discussions in the usual threaded mode.
> See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:DonDiego/Thread_hijacking and
> http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists/etiquette - see 
> 'Threading'
>
> I also did the same thing until I figured out how to start a new topic 
> from scratch.  I use Thunderbird but you may be able to figure how to 
> achieve the same effect in your email client.  Instead of using  the 
> usual "Reply" button on a message, I right-click the "Reply-To" header 
> (which is "ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com" for this list) and select the 
> "Compose Mail To" option.  This starts a new topic instead of replying 
> erroneously to an existing thread.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Sorry I can't help you with your actual problem.  Just out of interest, 
> is there any particular reason why are you still using Dapper Drake? - 
> Not that using the latest LTS version (Hardy) will necessarily solve 
> your problem.
>
> Regards,
> Chris
>   
>> I recently installed Dapper Drake onto a P111 and this machine is now 
>> plugged into my TP-Link router. Only problem is the machine now seems to 
>> have my gateway address, so I can't log into router from my own machine. 
>> Also, pages like facebook and wordpress are not loading properly from my 
>> side and this is thoroughly irritating. How do I resolve the conflict? 
>> Any ideas?
>>
>>   
>>     
>
>   
sorry  about that, didn't realise I was hijacking anything. will use 
your suggestion in future. Reason I am using Drake is its the only thing 
that works on a Y2K machine. Compaq 2000 from like the turn of the 
century. Runs great. Internet speed is ultrafast and the only thing that 
would make it faster is Puppy Linux, so sometimes its not about 
progress, but utility and budget. As far as the problem is concerned, 
I've tried reinstalling PPPoE and am looking at the dsl-provider file 
which might reveal something. I suspect the Drake is configured 
differently with 192.168.1.1 as the gateway, while Hardy is merely 
getting IP from the Router and futzing it up in the process.