Cannot Obtain An IP Address

The city of Hollywood, Florida provides a Wifi. I was on it for a few days
without any problem and then I could not connect. XP SP2 with a Hawking g
card. The signal is strong and the software shows I am connected but I never
get an IP address. There are a few other unsecured networks in the area and
I can connect to them without any problems. I called the provider and they
said all was well with their network. I asked the tech if I might have been
banned for some reason and he said it was done at account level and not the
MAC address. Anyone have any idea of what I might try?

"Dean S. Lautermilch" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> The city of Hollywood, Florida provides a Wifi. I was on it for a few days
> without any problem and then I could not connect. XP SP2 with a Hawking g
> card. The signal is strong and the software shows I am connected but I
> never get an IP address. There are a few other unsecured networks in the
> area and I can connect to them without any problems. I called the provider
> and they said all was well with their network. I asked the tech if I might
> have been banned for some reason and he said it was done at account level
> and not the MAC address. Anyone have any idea of what I might try?
>

What? Is that the best the tech could do? If you can connect to other
wireless networks in your area and obtain an IP and access the Internet, the
problem doesn't seem to be on your end. On the other hand, it could be the
wireless gods messing with you for connecting to another user's network.

Duane

On 16-Dec-2005, "Dean S. Lautermilch" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I asked the tech if I might have been
> banned for some reason and he said it was done at account level and not
> the
> MAC address.

This statement is a bit confusing. You stated that after asking the Tech
person if you might have been banned for some reason, he replied by saying
that "it was done at account level..." This can be interpreted as ... yes,
you were banned at the account level....If I misread your post, I apologize.
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"Doug Jamal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5fUof.37227$(E-Mail Removed). ..
>
> On 16-Dec-2005, "Dean S. Lautermilch" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> I asked the tech if I might have been
>> banned for some reason and he said it was done at account level and not
>> the
>> MAC address.
>
> This statement is a bit confusing. You stated that after asking the Tech
> person if you might have been banned for some reason, he replied by saying
> that "it was done at account level..." This can be interpreted as ... yes,
> you were banned at the account level....If I misread your post, I
> apologize.
> --


Hollywood Wifi is a free service that requires an account. A person gets 45
minutes on the network and then has to sign in again via a web page that
comes up first when you logged out. I thought I might have been denied
access because of usage. Since I cannot get an IP address I never make it to
that point.

I did try a laptop that has the same problem last night. So that shows it is
their network and I will call them Monday.

On 17-Dec-2005, "Dean S. Lautermilch" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Hollywood Wifi is a free service that requires an account. A person gets
> 45
> minutes on the network and then has to sign in again via a web page that
> comes up first when you logged out. I thought I might have been denied
> access because of usage. Since I cannot get an IP address I never make it
> to
> that point.
>
> I did try a laptop that has the same problem last night. So that shows it
> is
> their network and I will call them Monday.

The problem might indeed be on Hollywood's end. Don't get me wrong, I'm not
disputing that. I just wanted clarification on your initial post. Just out
of curiosity, does the City of Hollywood explain it rationale for having
wireless users create an account and the rationale behind the 45 minute
usage limit?

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On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 23:18:19 -0500, "Dean S. Lautermilch"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>The city of Hollywood, Florida provides a Wifi. I was on it for a few days
>without any problem and then I could not connect. XP SP2 with a Hawking g
>card. The signal is strong and the software shows I am connected but I never
>get an IP address. There are a few other unsecured networks in the area and
>I can connect to them without any problems. I called the provider and they
>said all was well with their network. I asked the tech if I might have been
>banned for some reason and he said it was done at account level and not the
>MAC address. Anyone have any idea of what I might try?

Sounds like a problem with Hollywood's system. The usual screwup is
running out of IP addresses in the DHCP address pool.

Try downloading and installing a DHCP query tool and see if anything
responds.

http://www.weirdsolutions.com/weirdS...ytool_free.exe
You don't even need an IP address to make this work as it uses
broadcasts.


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