Networking problem

[JD]

On 05/15/11 08:41, sdawalt at donet.com wrote:
>      Keep in mind that the table shown above from the powerbook doesn't
> say it is reporting the Fedora machine.  The powerbook is reporting
> that it attempted to obtain the MAC address for the host at
> 192.168.1.108, but it didn't receive a reply.  A classic indication of
> a broken layer-2 LAN path.  Since both machines are wireless, it lends
> credence to the theory that the router is blocking inter-host
> communication.  (Nothing more effective than not passing ARP
> broadcasts to isolate hosts.)  Start looking at the wireless config on
> the wireless router; particularly it's client hiding.  Surely that can
> be turned off.  But don't pursue static or default route issues until
> you can ping between LAN-connected hosts.
>
>     As far as ad-hoc; I don't know.  I use infrastructure mode if for
> nothing else than deterministic operation.  Having everybody connect
> with everybody else in the air just sounds massively chaotic ... and
> networks are chaotic enough at times.
>
>     Shane
Thanx to who tried to help.
I will see if customer support can dig into
this router and find out why it is behaving this way.