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List:       computerguys-l
Subject:    Re: wired router trouble
From:       John Duncan Yoyo <johnduncanyoyo () GMAIL ! COM>
Date:       2006-12-31 19:44:39
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Nope, the router is on an entirely different circuit from the computer in
the basement fifty or so feet away as the cable runs.  I do have a switch
between the main computer and the router.  Any chance this may be the
problem?



On 12/29/06, John DeCarlo <johndecarlo@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The Linksys router shouldn't care whether the main computer is on or not.
> In fact, I don't see how you could set it up to do anything based on the
> state of a wired connection.
>
> Of course, you don't
>
> So, what could be happening?  Here are some educated guesses:
>
> A)  Both the Linksys and the main computer are plugged into the same power
> strip.  Power fluctuations cause both to reboot at the same time.
>
> B)  Both are on the same power strip.  Rebooting the main computer draws
> enough power to reboot the Linksys.
>
>
>
> On 12/28/06, John Duncan Yoyo <johnduncanyoyo@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > My linksys seems only to work when the main computer is on.  If it goes
> > off
> > line or reboots then it drops any other machines that were on the
> network.
> > Drives my wife batty if she is working from home because she has to
> reboot
> > her Win2k laptop to get it to recognize the network.
> >
> >
> --
> John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own
>
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