Re: odd network error - wireless drops when browsing with mc over ssh

[andy baxter <andy@earthsong.free-online.co.uk>]

On 14/10/11 22:44, Camaleón wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:40:35 +0100, andy baxter wrote:
>
>
> > Yes I lose the connection between my laptop and my home router. I meant
> > rebooting the router, not my computer. What happens is the wireless
> > drops completely, and won't reconnect until I reboot the router. I don't
> > know how to restart just the networking on this router.
> Ah... okay. I see.
>
> More questions then:
>
> 1/ When wifi drops, can you connect to the AP from another device (i.e.,
> a smartphone or another computer), or the AP becomes completely
> inaccessible for any device?
>
> If another device can be linked to the AP, then what fails here is the
> computer (wifi adapter, NetworkManager, wifi driver...) not the router.
>
> If no other device can get associated to the AP, then the culprit here is
> the router that freezes or drops the wifi somehow.
>
> 2/ When wifi drops, can you access the router using a wired cable?

Hi camaleon,

I've just been trying to reproduce the error to give you some more 
information, and at the moment it's not doing it. I have a temporary 
workaround for the problem when it does occur, which is to cd to /etc 
before I start mc. I'd like to work out what's happening with this 
problem just for my own curiosity if nothing else, but I'm also 
wondering if I would be better to spend a bit of money on a decent ADSL 
modem/router and see if that solves the problem. The one we have is a 
cheap netgear router that came with the broadband, and I've considered 
getting a better one anyway.

Thanks a lot for taking the time to read and reply to my posts.

andy baxter