Re: IPAQ h5550 + WLAN

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From: Sooner Al (SoonerAl_at_somewhere.net.invalid)
Date: 02/10/04 

Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 06:17:21 -0600

Use 'work'... See this page for details on configuring the WM 2003 Connection Manager...

http://members.cox.net/ajarvi/WM2003/Connection_Manager/ConnectionManager.html

Are you by chance locking onto a neighboring network versus your own? You might try changing the
transmit channel in the Buffalo to a different channel to see if it helps... 

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"Simon Baker" <simonbaker@think-box.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I have the following network setup:
>
> Buffalo CBR-G54 broadband router
> X-Modem ADSL modem
> Windows XP desktop
> Windows 2000 laptop connected via wireless using Buffalo WLI-CB-G54A card.
> IPAQ h5550
>
> The router is configured as a DHCP server and to filter MAC addresses, it
> also has WEP enabled.
>
> Facts:
> 1. I see the iPAQ MAC address on the router.
> 2. I can ping the IP address allocated to the iPAQ.
> 3. I have configured no proxy (there isn't one on my network).
> 4. I can get a green led and double-arrow icon. When clicking on this it
> give a pop-up showing the connection, eg. Internet and the reception level.
> This is intermittent though.
> 5. I have tried using Internet and Work.
> 6. I updated the wireless driver to 3.2.2.115.
>
> Problems:
> 1. I cannot connected to the internet. The browser says page cannot be
> displayed (it does display if i cradle the IPAQ).
> 2. I cannot open a shared file on the XP desktop, eg. //ODIN/test.txt. Says
> it cannot connect.
> 3. The connection seems to jump around redetecting the network all the time.
>
>
> Questions:
> 1. Should i use Internet or Work? Internet when accessing the internet
> directly through my broadband router, and Work when trying to see shared
> directories on the network?
> 2. Can you please confirm what the configuration should be?
>
>

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