[X4U] problem getting online

[Jens Selvig]

How about creating a new user and seeing if the problem persists.

Jens



On Feb 16, 2006, at 3:32 PM, Michel Treisman wrote:

> I have a 17" AlBook which I have just upgraded to 10.4.5 - but  
> that's not the issue, I had the problem (see below) on 10.4.4 too.
>
> I use a netgear DG834G router to go online. When I am at my desk I  
> plug  the ethernet cable into the AlBook and turn Airport Off.
> When I am elsewhere I use wi-fi.
> At my desk, using built-in ethernet, the internet disappears at  
> arbitrary times: I get the message "You are not connected to the  
> internet".
>
> So I open System preferences/Network and it tells me that I am  
> using DHCP.  But the IP Address, Subnet Mask, etc have disappeared.
> I click 'Renew DHCP lease' but it does me no good at all.
>
> The puzzle is, if I now turn Airport On,  I am on the internet  
> again. Turn Airport Off, built-in ethernet is not working.
>
> So I put a Pismo on  my desk, side-by-side with the AlBook. If the  
> AlBook tells me  "You are not connected to the internet" I switch  
> the ethernet cable to the Pismo. No problem now! the Pismo is on  
> the internet.
>
> Suddenly, after up to 60 min of this kerfaffle, Network Preferences/ 
> Built-in Ethernet fills  up  with my IP Address, Subnet Mask, etc,  
> and I am online again and the problem is over.
>
> The problem can't be the router - it works with the Pismo.  There  
> is no problem with wi-fi that I can't handle by turning Airport Off  
> and On again.
>
> So what should I do next?