RE: One computer in network will not behave

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"Shcr" wrote:

> I have 3 pcs, All WINXP Home with SP2. Whenever I try to secure the
> wireless (all are wireless), one will not behave.
>
> The latest example today, when setting up a WEP key, this machine says it is
> connected, but I cannot obtain an IP. I've also had issues when doing a MAC
> filter, or IP filter.
>
> Today, I manually gave in an IP address, and that didn't work, though it
> said it was connected. (I did put in the WEP key when connecting).
>
> This is the machine that took hours to setup the wireless initially as well,
> I feared doing the other two because of it, but they installed and work
> flawlessly, even with the security settings.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
> Have you tried looking at your access point to see if it is set to allow more than 2 pc's. Some access points by default are set to only give out 2 ip addresses.
.



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