Same connection problems with Netgear Wireless LAN

I use a WGT 624 router and a WG 311 wireless network card. Under XP SP2 (I
did not use the equipment before the SP2 installation) wireless access is
very unstable. Sometimes it worked, mostly it doesn't. With ipconfig, I see
that the WG 311 gets a completely different IP address from what can be
supplied by the router. The netgear-specific configuration progran crashes
rather often. Sometimes, the connection is 'excellent', but, because of the
wrong IP address, I don't get access to the internet.
My only help at present is the old-fashioned cable connected to the router
instead of the cable modem.
--
Bernd Wunderer
(BWuMunich)

are you sure you are connecting to your router and not some one else's?? do
you have ssid broadcast enabled on your router??

"BWuMunich" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1F4B7807-9524-4119-A33A-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I use a WGT 624 router and a WG 311 wireless network card. Under XP SP2 (I
> did not use the equipment before the SP2 installation) wireless access is
> very unstable. Sometimes it worked, mostly it doesn't. With ipconfig, I
see
> that the WG 311 gets a completely different IP address from what can be
> supplied by the router. The netgear-specific configuration progran crashes
> rather often. Sometimes, the connection is 'excellent', but, because of
the
> wrong IP address, I don't get access to the internet.
> My only help at present is the old-fashioned cable connected to the router
> instead of the cable modem.
> --
> Bernd Wunderer
> (BWuMunich)

There are some strange ip addresses given out by the windows if it cannot
resolve one from the routers DCHP. SOHO routers generally provide
192.168.*.* numbers whereas the one you are seeing is becasue windows cant
see the DCHP server.

Artitus.

"Dave" wrote:

> are you sure you are connecting to your router and not some one else's?? do
> you have ssid broadcast enabled on your router??
>
> "BWuMunich" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:1F4B7807-9524-4119-A33A-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I use a WGT 624 router and a WG 311 wireless network card. Under XP SP2 (I
> > did not use the equipment before the SP2 installation) wireless access is
> > very unstable. Sometimes it worked, mostly it doesn't. With ipconfig, I
> see
> > that the WG 311 gets a completely different IP address from what can be
> > supplied by the router. The netgear-specific configuration progran crashes
> > rather often. Sometimes, the connection is 'excellent', but, because of
> the
> > wrong IP address, I don't get access to the internet.
> > My only help at present is the old-fashioned cable connected to the router
> > instead of the cable modem.
> > --
> > Bernd Wunderer
> > (BWuMunich)
>
>
>