I've had these problems with the mn-700 and the usb2.0
adapter and xp pro w/sp1 and wpa patch installed.
RE the 169 address: It's the adapter (pc address). Confirm
your address with the msbn tool if it's working. Or use the
"ipconfig/all" switch at a DOS prompt.
The 169 addresses are issued because when your hosts boot
up they arp for a dhcp server. If no dhcp servers answer
up, the MS OS (XP, 2000 e.g.) auto-assign the private 169
addresses. You can't release an auto-IP address. Your pc
will continue to look for the original dhcp server it knew
about until it finds it. In the meantime, that 169 address
stays. (So why isn't the base station dhcp server
broadcasting? Don't know. I'll keep digging.)
I've tried using the alternate config tab with addresses on
my LAN when the mn-700 dhcp server doesn't answer up. I get
the static LAN address, subnet mask and gateway info, but
still no activity from my base station. My usual "fix" is
to reset my cablemodem, then reset the mn-700, then reboot
my pc to try to kickstart the base station dhcp broadcast.
It doesn't always work right away.
BTW...you can watch to see these dhcp broadcasts from the
base station when it's working. Open up a command prompt
and issue the "arp -a" command repeatedly. YOu should see
the gate .1 address, and the other dhcp addresses
previously assigned on your LAN (the ones with the
"dynamic" statement after the IP address). Then you can
watch the arp table fill with "invalid" IP addresses until
the entire scope of addresses configured in the mn-700 is
reached.
You'd think that coding the mac address and gateway IP
address into the mn-700 would provide the info necessary to
populate your pc arp table -- and give you connectivity to
the base station. But for those of you who lose
connectivity to base station (and then to Internet) take a
look at your arp table. Bet you won't find your 192.168.2.1
address or mac binding in there. And you won't be able to
Ping that address either. Even hard-coding it into the OS
doesn't always help. If your machine can't find the
gateway, and/or the gateway won't respond to its queries,
you're not getting on the Internet.
If you can Ping the gateway, but you have no Internet
connection, it's probably going to be a software conflict
or firewall issue. Or perhaps the ISP is having problems.
Or...geez. This stuff can drive you to work in the field!
Just my 2 cents... :-P
WH
>-----Original Message-----
>I tried that, but still get the same IP address.
>
>I even switched back to using the modem, then reset it all
>with the base station with the existing mac.
>
>I keep on getting the same IP.
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi,
>>
>>Have you tried cloning the MAC addresses of the network
>card that was
>>previously associated with your cable modem?
>>
>>
>>--
>>Gary Tsang
>>Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
>>http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
>>
>>
>>"Tony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>message
>>news:1d16001c45359$69119050$(E-Mail Removed).. .
>>> My MN-700 constantly gets this address. I understand
>why,
>>> but I don't know how to fix it.
>>>
>>> I've disconnected and reset my modem and MN-700, but
>when
>>> I renew I get this default address.
>>>
>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
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