From: wayne34@no_verizon.net   
      
   Ok, managed to get everything working again although not quite to my   
   satisfaction.   
      
   Apparently, I had to go into the router and "unblock" my desktop, since   
   it uses a wired, and the laptop uses the WiFi.  Once that was done, now   
   both PCs can simultaneously connect.   
      
   I'm not happy about having to enable WiFi on the laptop to get   
   connectivity.  Any thought on why the wired no longer works would be   
   welcome.  As I mentioned, it seems to not work wired on either Win or   
   Ubuntu, whichever I boot into.  Switching out cat5 cables did not   
   remedy.  Could it be a connector, motherboard, or bios issue?   
      
   A separate question relating to Wifi frequency.  I'm on the old Dell   
   Inspiron 1545 laptop.  In the Fios router, it seems to have both 2.4 Ghz   
   and 5 Ghz.  I set up for 2.4.  Should I stick with that, or try the 5   
   Ghz connection and, if so, what's the advantage if any?  As I said, I   
   haven't used or configured WiFi in years.   
      
   Thanks in advance.   
      
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