On 2018 Nov 20 03:10:56, you wrote to All:

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 JS> later it couldn't connect. I must admit that I fail to understand why
 JS> Ubuntu (Several versions) suddenly failed to be able to connect when
 JS> it had been able to connect fine previously. But Linux Mint can
 JS> connect fine using the same hardware. I should add that I tried
 JS> changing the network cabling as well as alternate network cards and
 JS> Ubuntu still was unable to connect.

this really seems to be pointing to the router being where the problem
lies... if it has some sort of management interface that is exposed to the
world, it is possible that some creatin has taken over the device al la
MIRAI... what is your router device?

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