Re: DHCP problem

From: Eloise Whitiner (RSVy99TyQlgT_at_dot.wnyip.net)
Date: 05/20/04 

Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 17:06:02 +0100

Chris wrote:
| I have recently installed a 3Com wireless adsl router and PC card. I
| have the router connected to the ADSL line; my desktop connected by
| cable to the router; and my laptop connected to the router using the
| wireless PC card. The desktop cable connection works fine, high
| speed, all OK.
| But with the laptop, some odd things are happening - of which the most
| reproduceable is that:
| a) on power up and loading XP Pro on the laptop, the wireless card
| (which is set to get ip address from DHCP) deafults to a errro
| condition set IP address. When I do a repair on the card, I get the
| message "DHCP Failure". b) if I then connect a cable between laptop
| and router, and enable the ethernet port, DHCP allocates the ethernet
| port the correct address.
| c) if then I do a repair on the wireless card, DHCP works OK and all
| is well.
| d) I then disconnect the cable between laptop and router, and load
| IE6, and it gets settings sorted and I am wireless fully again, both
| LAN and Internet through router gateway.
|
| I have downloaded the latest driver from the £Com site, and have
| checked all the known problems with the wireless PC card, without
| avail.
|
| So, I start to suspect XP rather than the card.
|
| Anyone with any ideas - please let me know...at leats I have a
| bypass, using the cable to sort of get me started...but its not ideal.
|
| Regards
| Chris Davies

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