dhcpcd-discuss

	A friend left me her computer to fix.  It ran Windoze (Vista).
I know little about Windoze; others ask me to fix their computers
because they're lazy.
	When I repaired all its unhappinesses it found a wireless
network, a local hotel.  I got a pretty good connection.
	When I tried to connect my own computer dhcpcd found the
router, sometimes connected, but almost always dropped the connection
in a few seconds or minutes.
	I fished out an old Win98 CD I keep on hand, re-partitioned my
hard drive, and installed Win98 on the new partition.  It connected,
using the same network card.
	Since then I 'fixed' (har!) another acquaintance's computer
that has Windoze ME (!) and bought a new computer (my old laptop's
screen failed) that has Windoze 7 (64-bit Home Premium): both
connected but the new computer has the same behavior in Linux.
	I built the latest kernel and dhcpcd: no difference.  I even
use the B switch to keep it in foreground - as if that made any
difference.
	What does Windoze do that makes it connect better?  Is there
something about the routers that makes them discriminate agains Linux?
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russell bell