From: killadebug@mouse-potato.com   
      
   On Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:29:13 -0400, wAYNE wrote:   
      
   > 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.   
      
   % Ghz will give much better thru put, I would use that if your laptop is   
   close to your router. % Ghz gets progressively weak the more walls it   
   must go thru.   
      
   As far as your wired connection gos, di you try a different network port   
   on your router? You also may want to check the wired port speed settings   
   on your router for the port that is giving you trouble. I always hard   
   code the port speed and duplex. Auto-negotiate is kinda of picky that is   
   why I had code.   
      
      
      
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