Lost the Internet solved....comments?
From: pmg (pmg_at_replytogroup.com.au)
Date: 02/07/04
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Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 08:26:46 +1100
I posted here a few days ago (Lost the Internet) that my iPAQ had lost
wireless internet access and at the same time it was finding an automatic IP
address of 192.168.1.x when it should have been 192.168.0.x. It was a great
puzzle to me. Well it's solved now. It appears to relate to two things:
1. My router setup. I originally had a single wired router (Netgear). When I
got my PPC I wanted it to have wireless access so I added a Linksys wireless
router by simply daisy chaining it to the Netgear (standard cable between
standard ports on each router) and this worked well and instantly without me
needing to change any network settings or configure the new router. But
somehow the192.168.1.x network "appeared" and stuffed things up. Eventually
I decided to switch both routers off. Then switched on the Netgear first,
then the Linksys. Bingo! The PPC reverted back to chosing 192.168.0.x.
2. But another setting puzzled me! All of my PPC connection settings were
originally set to "work". But suddenly at the time of the "loss of the
internet" my Dialing Location (Settings, Connections, Advanced, Select
Location) went to "Home" instead of "Work" and there was no ability to
change it back (greyed out). I have no idea how this changed to "Home" or
how it reverted back. I find some of these settings a bit confusing! How is
this setting made in the first place?
Anyway, can someone comment on what has happened here with these two changes
that caused my disruptions and how to avoid it happening again?
Pete
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