seeking resolution to Network Device difficulties

[Petrus de Calguarium]

Tim wrote:

> Have you tried looking with another browser?  Perhaps there's some
> JavaScript on the page, that offers a release button, that doesn't work
> with your current browser.
> 
I use firefox. That should be the best for javascript support, non? I don 
think konqueror is as good for any bells and whistles like script, java, 
plugins, etc. I don't care to install chrome or opera, as they are not in the 
fedora repos.

>> The router is a 2wire Gateway.
> 
> You could try something else a bit unorthodox:  Try turning off its DHCP
> server, restart the router, then try turning it on again.  Maybe it
> might lose the previously set leases.
> 
> Or, if you can set the lease period, try setting it to something really
> short, temporarily, and see if you can expire them.
> 
I will have a look, but I don't recall ever having seen settings to control 
these functions. I will have a look at the pdf manual sometime, as perhaps 
there are some arcane functions available through non-obvious means.