[Discuss] Shaw vs Linux.

[Murray Strome]

I also use shaw, and am running Mandriva 2006 Free on two computers as 
well.  I also have a Windows XP Professional Desktop, and Windows XP 
Home Edition Laptop. I am using a D-Link Router/Firewall. Both XP 
machines are hard connected, while the Windows machines are connected 
via secure Wireless.  I have had no problems with any of these machines, 
but I do not use Torrent. (I had some problems with it a long time ago, 
and just got rid of it to save hassles).

Murray
stephen hawkes wrote:
> I use shaw, I'm under ubuntu and haven't noticed anything (well, as of 
> yet). I am behind a cheap wireless router/firewall (I have a nat'd 
> private ip on this comp). Are you running a router, or are you using a 
> switch/hub and grabbing multiple IPs from shaw (ie one for your comp 
> and one for the wife's)? That may have nothing to do with it, but I am 
> curious none the less.
>
> Leamy Acoustic Art Inc. wrote:
>> Hello Vlug.
>>
>> Never posted before but I am stumped. My name is Michael Leamy & I am a
>> desktop user of Linux ... currently Mandriva 2006 Free ... and up until
>> recently I have had no troubles. I am looking for advise on my network,
>> which recently has become quite flaky, disconnecting after about five
>> minutes for seemingly no reason. Oddly enough while torrenting various
>> distros I noticed that the network remains quite functional, right up
>> until the download is finished and I end the torrent. Enquiries with
>> Shaw made me aware that my problem started right after they apparently
>> did a firmware update to their modems, and I suspect if that's true then
>> the problem is in there somewhere.
>>
>> First, has anyone else had trouble with Shaw that sounds similar, and if
>> not would anyone be willing to offer a direction for me to Google? I
>> realize that I haven't given much information, but so far I haven't got
>> much to go on. Just so everyone knows I have tried resetting Mandriva's
>> Shorewall to greater and lesser levels of paranoia, including wide open,
>> all with no effect. As well, My wife's Windows machine hasn't been
>> affected, which makes me suspect this might be quite deliberate.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any tips.
>>
>> Michael Leamy.