[olug] strange networking ...

[cwhite99 at charter.net]

---- Tim & Alethea Larson <thelarsons3 at cox.net> wrote: 
> Since I moved my primary computer (OS X.3.9) behind a wireless bridge 
> (WRT54G running DD-WRT) on my LAN, I've been unable to ssh to anything 
> else on the network.  It just times out.  I can ssh outside my network, 
> and I can ssh into my network.  I can telnet and ping within my network. 
>   Ping times are under a couple ms, but telnet is very slow to connect. 
>   I can sometimes ssh into the Mac, but other times it times out. 
> Initially the web was very snappy (a major reason I moved to using a 
> bridge was that the wireless adapter seemed flaky and slow as dialup), 
> speeds over 500 kB/s not uncommon, but more and more now I am seeing 
> long delays before anything starts to load, much like before (though 
> speeds are usually still faster once the transfer begins).
> 
> I have no idea what to make of this.  I don't know if this is something 
> weird with the Mac, with DD-WRT, with wireless bridging in general.  Any 
> and all insights appreciated.  If there are further diagnostics I can 
> do, let me know - I am no network specialist.
> 
> My networked printer also stopped responding, but since it's a 
> 15-year-old LocalTalk printer connected via a LT/EN bridge, it may have 
> it's own issues.  OTOH, it may be related.  If anyone happens to know 
> about troubleshooting LocalTalk, I'd appreciate pointers on that, too. 
> I know even less about LT than I do about IP.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Tim
> -- 
> Tim & Alethea
> christtrek.org
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I might also consider hardware failure... scary thought, I know!