Somebody helps me: trying to connect to an AP programmatically(WEP, IP address)

hi guys,

I have stuck here for more than one week. I am trying to write code for a
PPC 2003 application which will connect to an AP. It works when I turn off
WEP; but I have a weird problem when I turn on WEP.

Basically I used the following steps for AP connection:
1. open device
2. set authenticaiton mode to 0 (open)
3. set infrastructure mode to 1 (infrastructure mode)
4. set SSID
5. set WEP
6. enable WEP.

I am working on Toshiba E800 and HP IPAQ5450. When WEP is off, everything is
fine; when WEP is on, 5450 cannot establish a connection, E800 works ONLY
when I assign a static IP address to it (192.168.xx.xx). I did not turn off
WZC because both devices do not work if WZC is off.

I found the reason that connection is not successful is device does not have
correct IP address. They have either 169.254.xx.xx or 0.0.0.0. I used
IpReleaseAddress and IpRenewAddress, but they do not work.I tried to
dissociate right after I open divice, but there is not change.

Anybody has such experience? How did you solve it? please drop me a line,
Thanks


Eric

First, pick a group (suggest microsoft.public.pocketpc.wireless) and
avoid cross posting... just wastes resources. If you pick the wrong
group, you will normally be pointed to the best section.

What do you mean by "Set WEP?" With WEP on you are going to have to
enter the WEP key and it is normally easier to enter the WEP code in hex.

Some drivers do not allow spaces between characters and some "split" the
entries so that one hex character is split between two fields.

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]