FC3 Laptop, Windows XP, and a Wireless Router

[aerlinn]

I am running an HP Pavilion zd7000 laptop with Fedora Core 3. My roommate is running a Dell Dimension 8400 with Windows XP. To connect to the internet, I use a Toshiba modem bought from Cox Cable Communications. In order to split the connection, I have a Microsoft MN-700 802.11g/Wi-FI Wireless G router.

Here's where the fun begins. My previous roommate (who had a desktop) and I successfully used this router to split the connection with two ethernet cables. It was a very simple plug in, put in cables, restart computers, and done situation. I rehooked up the router, ran cables, and restarted my laptop. The result was far from pristine. It managed to load eth0, but when it started to mount the NFTS, it froze and flipped to a screen containing large print of the beginnings of loading ("Enabling PCMIA [OK]" and such). When I disconnected from the router and plugged my laptop directly into the modem, everything loaded perfectly. Reconnect the to router and the problem returns. So I tried plugging the ethernet cable into my laptop ethernet port rather than my base's ethernet port; this caused the router to cease viewing my laptop. Plug back into only the modem, and everything works again.

I'm not really sure what is going on. Just a week ago I went to my sister's and used the exact same router to split her Cox cable connection between her Windows desktop and my laptop without any errors at all. Any ideas as to what we should do?

[imdeemvp]

Did you just installe fc3 and did you enable selinux? This how to may help you. (http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=29727)

[Jman]

Did you mean NTFS? Perhaps disable that partition temporarily if it is giving you troubles.

Do you have a wireless card? Maybe that would work.

[aerlinn]

imdeemvp, I've been running FC3 for about a month and a half now. I'm not sure if Selinux is enabled; how could I check?

Jman, yes, NTFS is the one I was aiming for. How would I disable that partition? I do have a wireless card, but I never use the wireless capability; I only keep it on the base.

[imdeemvp]

Go to system settings >security level and see if that helps. You may be blocking some traffic flow.

[aerlinn]

I enabled WWW, FTP, SSH, and Telnet. Under devices, I enabled eth0 and wlan0. There is also a sit0, but I don't know what that device is. I restarted with everything connected to the router. It now loads with a bit of time, but there is no internet. . Under my /etc/sysconfig/networking-scripts/, the devices with scripts are eth0, wlan0, and lo. I tried enabling wlan0 to load at boot, but it still didn't work. It only gives internet if my base is directly connected to the modem.

After a few attempts, there was still no internet flow. I tried with the firewall disabled, and still no flow.

[aerlinn]

It works now. I had to reset the router.

[ieuuk]

dont you hate it when its such a simple answer...