Lem said:
R. McCarty wrote:
What type of Broadband connection (ADSL/Cable) ?
Cable
- Have you logged
into the Router's web interface and correctly configured it >?
Yes.
From your
PC once connected, have you done an IPConfig / ALL (from a Command
Prompt Window ) to see how the NIC TCP/IP settings are setup ? Have
you used Ping to test the data pathway ? PC-Router-Modem-Internet .....
This is getting a bit greek to me. I just tried typing "IPConfig" and
"IPConfig / ALL" from the command prompt, and I ust get a quick flash
of black window.
X-no-archive:
I tried this on "microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support" with no
luck.
This is driving crazy. My connection shows as connected but in fact I
have no access. I bought a new router thinking it was dying (previous
one was SMC, current on D-Link). But the
same thing happens with the new one so I'm confident the router isn't
the issue.
I've tried power cycling the modem and the router MANY times and it
usually
doesn't work. "Repair" of the wireless connection also doesn't usually
work.
I use to be able to connect to a nearby router, THEN go back to mine
and everything would work.
But now, I have to connect to the one at my local coffee shop, then
come home and re-connect.
But I never have this issue at my friends house who has a wireless
router. Actualyy two freinds houses, one of which I am writing from,
now.
So, how can I determine and remedy the issue?
A "command prompt" isn't the same as the "run" box on the Start menu.
Type cmd.exe in the "run" box and press enter. The "black window" will
then open and stay open (until you type exit). That's where you type
ipconfig /all [and press enter].
Among a lot of other useful information, you will see entries for "IP
Address." Depending on the brand of router you're using, your IP Address
should be something like 192.168.1.xxx (it might be 192.168.0.xxx or
10.xxx.xxx.xxx). If your IP address is something like 169.254.xxx.xxx
you either have DHCP turned off in your router or you are not in radio
communication with your router -- no matter what your "connection" shows.
OK, I did as you said (Thanks) and indeed my ip address starts with
192.168.x.xxx
I should mention right now, the connection is fine. But I want to be
prepared for when (yup, when) it acts up again.
I assume that "the connection if fine" means that you can browse the
Internet via your wireless connection to the router.
Unfortunately, this eliminates most of the easy-to-diagnose problems:
Your router has the correct userid/password to connect to your ISP;
You don't seem to have a firewall interfering with your connection to
the router;
Your router DHCP server is correctly turned on;
Either you're not using encryption (bad idea) or you have entered your
encryption key correctly.
Because you just bought a new router, it probably isn't defective router
hardware (although even new units can fail or be bad out of the box).
Similarly, because you seem to be able to reliably connect to other
wireless access points, it isn't likely to be defective hardwarein your
laptop's wireless adapter.
About the only thing I can think of is interference, either physical or
electronic. When you try to connect, are you close to your router or is
it several rooms away? Are you in an electromagnetically noisy area; is
there a frequently-used microwave oven or cordless telephone nearby?
And finally, are you sure that, now that you have successfully
connected, you are in fact connected to your own router and not a nearby
one? When you configured your router, did you change the SSID from
"default" to something that uniquely identifies your own network? If
not, the "default" network that you successfully connected to may be
someone else's, and there may still be a mis-configuration in your own
router.
