System: Comcast cable into a wireless modem >- Ethernet to wireless router (airRouter) >- Ethernet to desktop computer. Also have a laptop wireless connection to the airRouter (no pw protection)
Yesterday at about 9:30 AM I was unable to reach a site (forgot which one). The message said that the credentials were only valid for another site. That site other was a web site service outfit; I was able to reach it. I got a similar message trying to reach Google and Mozilla, but no reference to another site. I left to do other things. Computer in suspend. My wife ran into similar issues mid afternoon. Unable to get to any sites, in particular Google. She gave up. I arrived at 5 pm or so. Same issue. Messages were that the certificates were not valid. I tried various sites; always the same. Tried two other browsers. One of those permitted me to go to the site anyway, ignoring the warning. That resulted in 400 error. I phoned Comcast. Got a tech that seemed very interested and knowledgeable. (He runs Linux at home.) After much reseting, power cycling, etc. we tried removing the airRouter from the picture and the problem resolved. I am operating now without the airRouter. It is sitting here next to my elbow. I should mention that once during this effort I did get a different message: Server not found. This was brief. My son suggested that the router was attacked. Other explanations could be poor wired connections: one end of one of the Ethernet cables is missing the mechanical lock. Maybe it got noisy. Also, it could be the power supply to the router is failing. I have not checked it yet. My son want to examine the router. How about you, Russell? Comments? _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
