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disciple · Posted: Sun 08 Apr 2012, 02:53 Post subject:

Where is the original post Lobster? What is the point asking for more details here?

Lobster · Posted: Sun 08 Apr 2012, 03:16 Post subject:

The point is this was a PM (private message) which I did not have the resources to answer. I direct most questions to the wider community, some of which may be using the version of Puppy discussed. Smile

humblesoul · Joined: 06 Apr 2012 Posts: 32

Have you tried switching it off and switching it on again?

Laughing

Seriously though, try it. The router may need resetting. Remove power for 30 seconds and try again.

Barkin · Joined: 12 Aug 2011 Posts: 463

disciple · Posted: Sun 08 Apr 2012, 06:54 Post subject:

Bruce B · Posted: Sun 08 Apr 2012, 07:08 Post subject:

Barkin · Joined: 12 Aug 2011 Posts: 463

cthisbear · Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 2942 Location: Sydney Australia

Can be as simple as a bad phone cable >> $2.

A bad network cable $5.

After replacing those, turn the router off for a minute.
Check the status.

I would try another computer on it anyway.
Yeah! I know it has Puppy,
but it eliminates more hardware as the problem.

Of course another router is good if they know
their old details.
Might be under their router.

Back up the router before you use Bruce's suggestion.

And one last thing.
Are you sure someone else hasn't hacked their router,
and are using their connection.

Has their credit card expired??
...needed renewal details updated to their provider.
More common than you think.

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I think Hiren's has this.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/router_password_recovery.html

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The best router help is....

http://portforward.com/

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Also

Routerpasswords.

http://www.routerpasswords.com/

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http://www.phenoelit-us.org/dpl/dpl.html

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Chris.

sfeeley · Joined: 14 Feb 2010 Posts: 807

Would frisbee work better to connect? My understanding is that its supposed to be better at automatically reconnecting after lost connections.

(I don't use frisbee personally, so its one of those half-stupid suggestions . . . . that might actually help)

greengeek · Joined: 20 Jul 2010 Posts: 1184 Location: New Zealand

It would be nice to clarify if the problem is one of "having trouble connecting to the internet", or one of the connection being "periodic" (or both...)

(I am assuming that the Windows connections they mention are stable, and that this problem is specific to the Puppy..)

If they are able to connect to the internet successfully, but being disconnected after a period of time, then it sounds like a problem with the DHCP "lease" being dropped prematurely.

The router acts as a DHCP "master", and Puppy has to act as a DHCP "slave". They have to handle the DHCP "lease" parameters in the same way or else the Puppy will be dropped off the connection. In some versions of puppy the dhdpcd code protocol does not operate the same way that the router does, so the puppy gets kicked off.

In the worst cases, the router can get it's knickers in a knot and have to be turned off/on to reset itself. (This is the case with my Thomson router, and it prevents me from using some versions of puppy, but not others...)

Is your friend connecting by a wired port or wireless?
What version of puppy are they using?

Lexx43 · Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 22

I have an old desktop which works well with wired internet until ... demoted upstairs. Forcing to run wirelessly nothing worked (connection unstable) until I tried Puppy 5.28. There are two connect utilities , only one works though - I should add.

darkcity · Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 2215 Location: near here

slacko is the first pup to give me constant internet connection -

if <> slacko then upgrade = ; -)