Re: iPAQ 4350 not resolving names with DNS

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On Jul 28, 9:46 am, "no_spam_paque...@xxxxxx" <paque...@xxxxxx> wrote:
On Jul 25, 8:19 pm, "Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]"

<BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote:
rather than "get html, simply enter "yahoo.com" in the ping address
field... I expect a timeout, but want to confirm.

My focus would be back on the dhcp... first, would confirm that ip
address is really on automatic

Yes--on "Use server-assigned IP address!"

and the base ip address that the unit has

really come from the router.

The address is 192.168.0.104 which is within the main router's (a
second router is configured as a passive switch) ip number pool.



Next, copy the dns address that the router itself shows and ping that
directly... there's always the possibility that the pc's have gotten
fixed or alternate dns entries.

The router that I am using as a passive switch to connect to 11g
machines does not display the IP number, only connect time, Mac
address, and mode. It is clear, however, from connect time and Mac
address that the router in question is “passing through” an IP
assignment to my wife's Pocket PC. Furthermore, I can ping that
Pocket PC from other machines on the network at that IP number
(192.168.0.104). The “main” router, the one that is actually
assigning DHCP addresses, does report my wife's Pocket PC name and Mac
address at 192.168.0.104.

Open the router utility on a pc and confirm that the ppc shows up as an
attached device and make sure it's mac is not in the router's fixed ip
table.

There is only one reserved fixed address on the “underlying” router
(the one actually assigning DHCP addresses). That is the address used
by my main work machine for which I require a fixed address. I have
verified this visually by checking directly in the DHCP reservations
list on the underlying router.



for our edification, copy the entire ip info page while connected and
post that here (edit out anything sensitive) look for something
subtle... like an alternate device with almost the same settings or an
address with an "0" rather than a "1"

Time : Thursday, July 01, 2004 6:01:50 PM
Firmware Version : 1.09, 2006/10/23

WAN

Connection Type : PPPoE
Cable Status : Connected
Network Status : Established
Connection Up Time : 4 day(s), 16:17:17

MAC Address : 00:17:9A:48:43:90
Authentication & Security : PAP
IP Address : 74.xx.xx.xxx
Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway : xx.xxx.xxx.xx
Primary DNS Server : 204.101.251.1
Secondary DNS Server : 204.101.251.2
BigPond Server Name :
BigPond Status : Unknown (Please wait...)

LAN

MAC Address : xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:
IP Address : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0
DHCP Server : Enabled

Wireless LAN

Wireless Radio : On
MAC Address : xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
Network Name (SSID) : SSIDName
Channel : 6
Security Type : WPA-Personal

LAN Computers

IP Address Name (if any) MAC
192.168.0.100 MainMachine 00:16:76:c7:dd:45
192.168.0.104 WINDOWSMOBILE6 00:0f:20:80:c7:e3
192.168.0.147 Other machine(n) 00:17:9a:4c:9d:ee
192.168.0.150 2OtherMachine 00:04:23:5f:b6:0a
192.168.0.187 WINDOWSMOBILE67 00:09:2d:94:b1:03

IGMP Multicast memberships

Hmm-- yes there is definitely something suspicious here. First, I
have been wondering how this legacy Pocket PC got remained
WINDOWSMOBILE6 since that is not the name that we assigned to it.
Second, I have no idea where the second entry, that is, the
WINDOWSMOBILE67 entry came from—furthermore, the Mac number doesn't
correspond to anything I know of. I wonder if I should simply try
renaming the Pocket PC to its original name before I try assigning a
fixed IP number you suggest in the next paragraph.

What do you think?

Again thanks so much for sticking with this! Very much appreciated
indeed!



Finally, you can resolve this using a fixed ip address approach by
entering a high base ip and then going directly to your desired dns server.

Probably not, if I understand you correctly here. The reason for
adding the second (“passive switch” router) was that I needed to
operate one wireless machine on 11n yet be able to continue to operate
several legacy machines on 11g. That meant I was stuck with having
one router providing WPA encryption and another providing WEP.



Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

PS--Tried fixed address--no luck on that either!
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