MN700 MBNU

1. Description of the problem: Management Tool

the Management Tool is not available from the Microsoft
Broadband Networking Utility for:

computer connected by ethernet cable to MN700.

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2. Please note:

The Management Tool is always readily available from the
MBNU for:

computers connected wirelessly.

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3. Additional information:

Happy, reliable Microsoft wireless home/office network
using Microsoft Broadband Networking Wireless Base
Station | MN-700

MN700 Base station information:

Runtime code version: 02.01.02.0590
Boot code version: 02.01.02.0590
Hardware version: 00.00.00.0004
SSID: 9 characters
Encryption type: WPA
Wide area network settings: Dynamic
DHCP server: disabled
Broadband Network Utility software: 2.2.0.731

what happens if you open a web browser and go to http://192.168.2.1 ?
can you browse the Internet?
what IP address does this computer have?


On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 22:10:21 -0700, "anonymous"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>the Management Tool is not available from the Microsoft
>Broadband Networking Utility for:
>
>computer connected by ethernet cable to MN700.

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Barb Bowman
Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
MS-MVP (Windows)

The IP address of the base station is 172.16.0.1 and the
IP address of the ethernet-connected computer is
172.16.0.159.

When opening Internet Explorer and going to
http://172.16.0.1 the management tool is always
immediately available from any computer on the network.

>-----Original Message-----
>what happens if you open a web browser and go to
http://192.168.2.1 ?
>can you browse the Internet?
>what IP address does this computer have?
>
>
>On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 22:10:21 -0700, "anonymous"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>the Management Tool is not available from the Microsoft
>>Broadband Networking Utility for:
>>
>>computer connected by ethernet cable to MN700.
>
>--
>Barb Bowman
>Expert Zone Columnist
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>MS-MVP (Windows)
>.
>

I suppose I should ask what OS is on the wired computer.
And can you confirm you CAN browse the internet and see other
computers on your LAN.

While it shouldn't have anything to do with changing to 172.16.x.x, I
don't want to rule that out. I know it works ok with 192.168.1.x, but
never personally tried the 172.16... I recall a long time ago some
issues when the default class wasn't used, but that was so long ago I
don't remember the details.

What happens if you power cycle the 700 and then try the wired
computer before any wireless clients are connected/associated?

On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 10:10:13 -0700,
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>The IP address of the base station is 172.16.0.1 and the
>IP address of the ethernet-connected computer is
>172.16.0.159.
>
>When opening Internet Explorer and going to
>http://172.16.0.1 the management tool is always
>immediately available from any computer on the network.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>what happens if you open a web browser and go to
>http://192.168.2.1 ?
>>can you browse the Internet?
>>what IP address does this computer have?
>>
>>
>>On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 22:10:21 -0700, "anonymous"
>><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>the Management Tool is not available from the Microsoft
>>>Broadband Networking Utility for:
>>>
>>>computer connected by ethernet cable to MN700.
>>
>>--
>>Barb Bowman
>>Expert Zone Columnist
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>MS-MVP (Windows)
>>.
>>

--
Barb Bowman
Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
MS-MVP (Windows)

1. Four things regarding the wired computer while
MBNUtility still did not provide access to Management
Tool:


* The OS on all computers is Windows XP.

* Yes it has always been possible to browse the
internet and see other computers on the LAN from any
computer.

* With 192.168.1.x or other IP addresses and/or
with DHCP enabled, the problem persists.

* If the the MN700 is power cycled and the wired
computer is tried before any wireless clients are
connected/associated, the problem persists.

2. Other information:

By chance, I've just noticed that With Norton Antivirus
Auto Protect disabled the problem disappears--the
Management Tool is now always available from the Tools
menu of the MBNUtility. Only the wired computer is
affected in this way.



>-----Original Message-----
>I suppose I should ask what OS is on the wired computer.
>And can you confirm you CAN browse the internet and see
other
>computers on your LAN.
>
>While it shouldn't have anything to do with changing to
172.16.x.x, I
>don't want to rule that out. I know it works ok with
192.168.1.x, but
>never personally tried the 172.16... I recall a long
time ago some
>issues when the default class wasn't used, but that was
so long ago I
>don't remember the details.
>
>What happens if you power cycle the 700 and then try the
wired
>computer before any wireless clients are
connected/associated?
>
>On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 10:10:13 -0700,
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>The IP address of the base station is 172.16.0.1 and
the
>>IP address of the ethernet-connected computer is
>>172.16.0.159.
>>
>>When opening Internet Explorer and going to
>>http://172.16.0.1 the management tool is always
>>immediately available from any computer on the network.
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>what happens if you open a web browser and go to
>>http://192.168.2.1 ?
>>>can you browse the Internet?
>>>what IP address does this computer have?
>>>
>>>
>>>On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 22:10:21 -0700, "anonymous"
>>><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>the Management Tool is not available from the
Microsoft
>>>>Broadband Networking Utility for:
>>>>
>>>>computer connected by ethernet cable to MN700.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Barb Bowman
>>>Expert Zone Columnist
>>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>>MS-MVP (Windows)
>>>.
>>>
>
>--
>Barb Bowman
>Expert Zone Columnist
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>MS-MVP (Windows)
>.
>

Interesting observation. I don't run Norton so I don't know what
optional settings are available that may let you continue to run this
and still have access from the BNU. Have yo tried asking the Symantec
folks about this?

I don't run the BNU myself on any of my XP machines. I've taken it out
of the start up group. I use the web browser to access the admin tool
on the base station.

On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 01:39:40 -0700, "anonymous"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>By chance, I've just noticed that With Norton Antivirus
>Auto Protect disabled the problem disappears--the
>Management Tool is now always available from the Tools
>menu of the MBNUtility. Only the wired computer is
>affected in this way.

--
Barb Bowman
Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
MS-MVP (Windows)

Changing Norton optional settings didn't help.

I haven't asked Symantec about this.

Using the web browser to access the base station works
well.

Thank you for your responses and suggestions.

>-----Original Message-----
>Interesting observation. I don't run Norton so I don't
know what
>optional settings are available that may let you
continue to run this
>and still have access from the BNU. Have yo tried asking
the Symantec
>folks about this?
>
>I don't run the BNU myself on any of my XP machines.
I've taken it out
>of the start up group. I use the web browser to access
the admin tool
>on the base station.
>
>On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 01:39:40 -0700, "anonymous"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>By chance, I've just noticed that With Norton Antivirus
>>Auto Protect disabled the problem disappears--the
>>Management Tool is now always available from the Tools
>>menu of the MBNUtility. Only the wired computer is
>>affected in this way.
>
>--
>Barb Bowman
>Expert Zone Columnist
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>MS-MVP (Windows)
>.
>