On Mon, 21 Oct 2002 12:03:45 -0400
Kevin McLauchlan
When I boot into Linux, -- IF I HAVE recently ATTEMPTED TO CONNECT FROM LINUX AT HOME -- then there's no connection (can't browse, can't ping anything, etc.)
HOWEVER If I cycle back and forth Win->Lin->Win->Lin->Win..., then on the THIRD boot into Linux, the connection reappears. No other action is required. I just need to boot into Linux two times before the third time gives me a fully functional network connection again.
If I take the laptop home but NEVER BOOT LINUX while I'm home, then there's no problem with the network connection upon return to the office. (No cycling required.)
What would be going on, that this happens so reliably?
So, I stumped everybody with this odd problem? Or the explanation was too convoluted and nobody understood what I was trying to say? The usual response to these things is something like: "Check the whozit line in your /etc/frammistan.rc file" And then I respond: "But... I don't HAVE a frammistan.rc file". And then I do a Google search that yields 51 porn sites and two hits about a 1996 accounting software that is no longer supported since the author had a sex change. Cheers, /kevin