Re: Intermitant problem network connection problem

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Hi Chuck

The computers are connected as follows :

Gateway machine connected by therenet cable to an ehternet hub
Laptop 1 via cable to the ethernet hub
laptop 2 via a wirless accessport connected to the hub

Currently laptop 2 is the problem but I have had the issues with laptop 1
also. I have also tried connecting laptop 2 via cable intothe hub - still
same problem. When I have had the problem in the past it has cleared itself
after a couple of hours - this time it hasn't. It looks like the gateway
machine is not assigning and address but why I do not know !

Let me know if you ned more information.

Cheers
Roger

"Chuck" wrote:

> On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 04:33:02 -0700, rogerl <rogerl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >Hi I run a small network and ICS over a broadband connection. The host is a
> >desktop and two notebooks are connect (1 via wireless and one via cable). The
> >Adsl modem is connected via USB. Normally everything works fine but over th
> >last 2 weeks one or both notebooks cannot seem to get and IP addrss from the
> >host so automatically allocate themselves an address starting with 169.
> >xxx.x.x
> >
> >After a long while connection is established with no apparent reason. This
> >is costing me a lot of time and I cannot find anything on the Knowledge base
> >to cover it. The network and ICS normally runs fine but this is getting more
> >frequent.
> >
> >Any suggestions PLEASE !
>
> Roger,
>
> How are the two notebooks connecting to the desktop? Is this a 3 way Adhoc
> connection, or do you have a WiFi hub between the 3 computers?
>
> Is this just a problem with getting an IP address, or with ICS? When one
> notebook can't get an address, is the other still able to use ICS? Can the
> wireless notebook get online even when the wired notebook can't get an address?
>
> When the problem comes up, how do you work around it?
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem - it's a normal response from experience.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck sonic net.
>
.

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