Windows Mobile on W2K3

Hello,

We run windows Server 2003 standard, which is the DHCP server in our
network. We try connecting our Windows Mobile 5 based pocket PC via an
router/Wireless Access Point to our network, but this unfortunately does not
seem to work. De pocket PC can *see* the AP, signal strength is perfect, it
connects but cannot obtain an IP address from the server. In fact it does
not get an IP address at all, and after a few minutes there's an error
message. Note that the Wireless AP only acts as AP, hence all routing and
DHCP services are disabled on that device (in fact we have tried two access
points a Trendnet and a Linksys, same problem via both). When connecting
(wireless) laptops they get an IP address from the DHCP server (W2K3)
without any problem. Is there a setting or anything else needed in order to
let W2K3 attribute an IP address to a Windows Mobile device ? FYI the
network adapter in the Pocket PC is an SDIO Wireless Adapter.

All help appreciated.
Perry

Hi Perry,

Are these AP secured or are they open?

What happens if you try to manually enter IP address? Does it work?

--
Mike
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security

"Perry Diels" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello,
>
> We run windows Server 2003 standard, which is the DHCP server in our
> network. We try connecting our Windows Mobile 5 based pocket PC via an
> router/Wireless Access Point to our network, but this unfortunately does
> not
> seem to work. De pocket PC can *see* the AP, signal strength is perfect,
> it
> connects but cannot obtain an IP address from the server. In fact it does
> not get an IP address at all, and after a few minutes there's an error
> message. Note that the Wireless AP only acts as AP, hence all routing and
> DHCP services are disabled on that device (in fact we have tried two
> access
> points a Trendnet and a Linksys, same problem via both). When connecting
> (wireless) laptops they get an IP address from the DHCP server (W2K3)
> without any problem. Is there a setting or anything else needed in order
> to
> let W2K3 attribute an IP address to a Windows Mobile device ? FYI the
> network adapter in the Pocket PC is an SDIO Wireless Adapter.
>
> All help appreciated.
> Perry
>

Hello Mike,

The AP's don't have any security enabled (also Mac address filtering is
disabled).
Manually entering an IP address doesn't work either.

Thanks for your help
Perry



"Miha Pihler [MVP]" <mihap-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Perry,
>
> Are these AP secured or are they open?
>
> What happens if you try to manually enter IP address? Does it work?
>
> --
> Mike
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
>
> "Perry Diels" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hello,
>>
>> We run windows Server 2003 standard, which is the DHCP server in our
>> network. We try connecting our Windows Mobile 5 based pocket PC via an
>> router/Wireless Access Point to our network, but this unfortunately does
>> not
>> seem to work. De pocket PC can *see* the AP, signal strength is perfect,
>> it
>> connects but cannot obtain an IP address from the server. In fact it does
>> not get an IP address at all, and after a few minutes there's an error
>> message. Note that the Wireless AP only acts as AP, hence all routing
>> and
>> DHCP services are disabled on that device (in fact we have tried two
>> access
>> points a Trendnet and a Linksys, same problem via both). When connecting
>> (wireless) laptops they get an IP address from the DHCP server (W2K3)
>> without any problem. Is there a setting or anything else needed in order
>> to
>> let W2K3 attribute an IP address to a Windows Mobile device ? FYI the
>> network adapter in the Pocket PC is an SDIO Wireless Adapter.
>>
>> All help appreciated.
>> Perry
>>
>
>