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JPG wrote:
Check that you haven't got a proxy server set in IE. If you've previously had AOL or Freeserve your connection settings might be all over the place. Martin I doubt it, not had either of those two on these pc's. I have a lot of things to look at and try now, just need a few spare hours g Thanks -- Keith (Southend) 'Weather Home & Abroad' http://www.southendweather.net |
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Just a random thought, are you using the Windows or other firewall? Either
could cause the problems you are seeing if they are not configured to trust the local network. Geoff "alistair" wrote in message ... yes, the mac address is the physical address. did you try to setup the ip address manually? as it says below "dhcp enabled : no" if you open the network details for this connection from control panel and enable dhcp, this might get it working. otherwise try setting the network address to 192.168.1.10 as generally private addresses setup by routers will always start 192.168.1.x a. "Keith (Southend)" wrote in message ... alistair wrote: a few things you can try. if you fire up a windows command prompt start-run then enter cmd you can try and force the computer to connect/disconnect with the command ipconfig /release "The Operation Failed as no adapter is in the state permissible for this operation" ipconfig /renew Error: unrecongnised or incompete comand line. and you can get information on what the current connection status is with ipconfig /all Ok more success he After the LAN etc.. Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description : Broadcom 802.11g Network Adapter Physical Address : 00-0E-**-**-**-** (* - letters or numbers) Dhcp Enabled : No IP Address : 168.***.*.* Subnet Mast : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway : correct DNS Servers : Both correct Is the Physical Address the 'MAC Address' ? -- Keith (Southend) 'Weather Home & Abroad' http://www.southendweather.net |
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GBH wrote:
Just a random thought, are you using the Windows or other firewall? Either could cause the problems you are seeing if they are not configured to trust the local network. Geoff I'm completely knackered now. Can't even get to the device through the PC. Usually you get a login and password prompt, it just times out trying to find the IP address. Tried resetting the device and reloading the CD config stuff, but nothing. I've had anough now, I've spent to long on this and I'm tired! -- Keith (Southend) 'Weather Home & Abroad' http://www.southendweather.net |
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Keith (Southend) wrote:
GBH wrote: Just a random thought, are you using the Windows or other firewall? Either could cause the problems you are seeing if they are not configured to trust the local network. Geoff I'm completely knackered now. Can't even get to the device through the PC. Usually you get a login and password prompt, it just times out trying to find the IP address. Tried resetting the device and reloading the CD config stuff, but nothing. I've had anough now, I've spent to long on this and I'm tired! Ok, I'm back to were I was 9am this morning ! I can now get into the Web based setup screen ~ phew -- Keith (Southend) 'Weather Home & Abroad' http://www.southendweather.net |
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Keith (Southend) wrote:
Keith (Southend) wrote: GBH wrote: Just a random thought, are you using the Windows or other firewall? Either could cause the problems you are seeing if they are not configured to trust the local network. Geoff I'm completely knackered now. Can't even get to the device through the PC. Usually you get a login and password prompt, it just times out trying to find the IP address. Tried resetting the device and reloading the CD config stuff, but nothing. I've had anough now, I've spent to long on this and I'm tired! Ok, I'm back to were I was 9am this morning ! I can now get into the Web based setup screen ~ phew I have it on: Mixed mode SSID Broadcast: enabled Wireless Security: Disabled Channel 11 Still my notebook sees it, with excellent strength, it's connected. but still I can download nothing! It was when I tried to set up things manually and enable dhcp that I lost the http link to the access point. -- Keith (Southend) 'Weather Home & Abroad' http://www.southendweather.net |
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In article , dated Sat, 23 Jul
2005, "Keith (Southend)" wrote I have it on: Mixed mode SSID Broadcast: enabled Wireless Security: Disabled Channel 11 Still my notebook sees it, with excellent strength, it's connected. but still I can download nothing! It was when I tried to set up things manually and enable dhcp that I lost the http link to the access point. I know very little of these things and am following this discussion with great interest. We've got a rather old Linksys wireless hub, linked to a Solwise ADSL modem, and two or three various machines connected to it - a desktop and laptop with Linksys cards, and a Toshiba laptop with built-in card. The system has been up and running now for three years and is incredibly stable, it only ever falls over if Demon does so first. However, it's so antique that we dare not change anything in the way it runs, which doesn't use DCHP, but relies on each component in the network identifying itself with a fixed IP address (via TCP/IP dialogue on the computer. We are all running XP). This means in practice, though, that I don't seem ever to be able to get into any other networks (for example, those at cafes or stations) - I can see the network and am apparently connected to it, but like you, cannot download anything or see the network home page. I suppose it must be something to do with the DCHP/ fixed internal IP address thingy? At any rate, if you can solve your problem, Keith, I may be able to solve mine too! -- Kate B PS 'elvira' is spamtrapped - please reply to 'elviraspam' at cockaigne if you want to reply personally |
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Kate Brown wrote:
In article , dated Sat, 23 Jul 2005, "Keith (Southend)" wrote I have it on: Mixed mode SSID Broadcast: enabled Wireless Security: Disabled Channel 11 Still my notebook sees it, with excellent strength, it's connected. but still I can download nothing! It was when I tried to set up things manually and enable dhcp that I lost the http link to the access point. I know very little of these things and am following this discussion with great interest. We've got a rather old Linksys wireless hub, linked to a Solwise ADSL modem, and two or three various machines connected to it - a desktop and laptop with Linksys cards, and a Toshiba laptop with built-in card. The system has been up and running now for three years and is incredibly stable, it only ever falls over if Demon does so first. However, it's so antique that we dare not change anything in the way it runs, which doesn't use DCHP, but relies on each component in the network identifying itself with a fixed IP address (via TCP/IP dialogue on the computer. We are all running XP). This means in practice, though, that I don't seem ever to be able to get into any other networks (for example, those at cafes or stations) - I can see the network and am apparently connected to it, but like you, cannot download anything or see the network home page. I suppose it must be something to do with the DCHP/ fixed internal IP address thingy? At any rate, if you can solve your problem, Keith, I may be able to solve mine too! Kate, If I resolve this I most definately will let you know, I've saved your e-mail address. What I find extremly intresting is you have an almost identical list of equipment and settings to myself. 1. Demon account 2. Solwise adsl router. 3. Toshiba Laptop (Only my daughters has a Linksys PCMIA Card) 4. Exactly the same symptoms. Connected, but nothing happens. Indidentally... My daughters laptop upstairs is currently connected fine on Channel 11, (67%), as I just did some updates. Infact it is picking up 2 signals, mine 'Linksys' and another 'Chan 1' which is actually on Channel 6. (37%)I can even see their MAC address. Someone in the area. So it does work with the Linksys card. The IP address I having thoughts about and I still don't understand the DCHP bit, I played around with that this morning and lost the lot, had to reset the Linksys Access Point. Sorry to the rest of you for being off-topic, but I've had more joy from here than alt.internet.wireless. Thankyou for that :-) -- Keith (Southend) 'Weather Home & Abroad' http://www.southendweather.net |
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On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 11:22:54 +0100, Keith (Southend) wrote:
IP Address, Subnet Mast and Default Gateway all there, And within the right range for the router? Just strange that it says I have an excellent connection, yet I can't receive any packets :-( Not strange, it just shows that the hardware is working but that the higher level software protocols aren't. The none thinking way out is to ensure that DHCP is enabled in the router (probably is as other machines talk without fuss) and in the settings for wireless interface in your laptop. I'm not a windows users but ISTR that there is a check box labled something along the lines of "Determine settings automatically" within the properties of the interface. -- Cheers Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
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Hi Keith
as others have mentioned DHCP is the easy way to go, when you say you lost the connection when you tried switching to it this morning, did you just switch, to "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically" on the computer? You'll need to check if DHCP is active on the wireless access point, as this would explain the complete loss this morning. I would try and ping a few addresses to see how far you can communicate, go to the 'run' command and type CMD. Then type PING and the address of the router 168.****. Then try PING 212.58.224.81. Then try PING www.bbc.co.uk. If you've got another computer attached to the router, try pinging that IP address as well. This should tell you if you've got access across your LAN and if you've got access to the WAN. If your running XP is it home or pro? I would also look at XP SP2 causing problems, especially windows firewall, even if you disable it in one window, it still runs on the connection unless you knock it off again in 'advanced'. Can you see "view status of this connection", when in network connections? If so what is the state of packets sent and received? Have you run the Wireless network setup wizard? Hope that gets you further on in resolving your problems. Regards Azz "Keith (Southend)" wrote in message ... Kate Brown wrote: In article , dated Sat, 23 Jul 2005, "Keith (Southend)" wrote I have it on: Mixed mode SSID Broadcast: enabled Wireless Security: Disabled Channel 11 Still my notebook sees it, with excellent strength, it's connected. but still I can download nothing! It was when I tried to set up things manually and enable dhcp that I lost the http link to the access point. I know very little of these things and am following this discussion with great interest. We've got a rather old Linksys wireless hub, linked to a Solwise ADSL modem, and two or three various machines connected to it - a desktop and laptop with Linksys cards, and a Toshiba laptop with built-in card. The system has been up and running now for three years and is incredibly stable, it only ever falls over if Demon does so first. However, it's so antique that we dare not change anything in the way it runs, which doesn't use DCHP, but relies on each component in the network identifying itself with a fixed IP address (via TCP/IP dialogue on the computer. We are all running XP). This means in practice, though, that I don't seem ever to be able to get into any other networks (for example, those at cafes or stations) - I can see the network and am apparently connected to it, but like you, cannot download anything or see the network home page. I suppose it must be something to do with the DCHP/ fixed internal IP address thingy? At any rate, if you can solve your problem, Keith, I may be able to solve mine too! Kate, If I resolve this I most definately will let you know, I've saved your e-mail address. What I find extremly intresting is you have an almost identical list of equipment and settings to myself. 1. Demon account 2. Solwise adsl router. 3. Toshiba Laptop (Only my daughters has a Linksys PCMIA Card) 4. Exactly the same symptoms. Connected, but nothing happens. Indidentally... My daughters laptop upstairs is currently connected fine on Channel 11, (67%), as I just did some updates. Infact it is picking up 2 signals, mine 'Linksys' and another 'Chan 1' which is actually on Channel 6. (37%)I can even see their MAC address. Someone in the area. So it does work with the Linksys card. The IP address I having thoughts about and I still don't understand the DCHP bit, I played around with that this morning and lost the lot, had to reset the Linksys Access Point. Sorry to the rest of you for being off-topic, but I've had more joy from here than alt.internet.wireless. Thankyou for that :-) -- Keith (Southend) 'Weather Home & Abroad' http://www.southendweather.net |
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On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 15:15:05 +0100, "Keith (Southend)"
wrote: GBH wrote: Just a random thought, are you using the Windows or other firewall? Either could cause the problems you are seeing if they are not configured to trust the local network. Geoff I'm completely knackered now. Can't even get to the device through the PC. Usually you get a login and password prompt, it just times out trying to find the IP address. Tried resetting the device and reloading the CD config stuff, but nothing. I've had anough now, I've spent to long on this and I'm tired! Are you getting good pings from some popular sites? See if you can at least get a response from www.bbc.co.uk and other sites. This will show that you are connected to the internet and not just to your router or local network. If you are connecting to the internet your browser settings could be wrong. Martin |
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