Wireless - Destination Host Unreachable

Can anyone give a couple of tips on how to deal with the above error message
when pinging a wireless router? Set up a bunch of these in the past but this
is causing bother for some reason.

Have set the router up with a length of CAT5, configured DHCP on it and set
up a WPA key. Removed the CAT5 , rebooted and attempted to connect
wirelessly.

Windows finds the access point, prompts for my password then tries to
connect. It thinks for a while, then pops up 'Connected' and I get an IP
address from the router (192.168.1.3). Subnet, gateway and DNS addresses are
also fine if I do an "ipconfig /all" at a command prompt.

Then, I do a "ping 192.168.1.1" (just to test connectivity to the router)
and I get the "Destination Host Unreachable".

Only thing I could think of was MAC address filtering but that's turned off.
(Not sure if I'd get an IP from the route with that on anyway, I'd have to
test it).

This is driving me batty! Anyone help?

On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 22:36:27 +0100, "Alec Storey"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in <(E-Mail Removed)>:

>Can anyone give a couple of tips on how to deal with the above error message
>when pinging a wireless router? Set up a bunch of these in the past but this
>is causing bother for some reason.

Probably no routable gateway address, or any gateway address at all.

>Have set the router up with a length of CAT5, configured DHCP on it and set
>up a WPA key. Removed the CAT5 , rebooted and attempted to connect
>wirelessly.
>
>Windows finds the access point, prompts for my password then tries to
>connect. It thinks for a while, then pops up 'Connected' and I get an IP
>address from the router (192.168.1.3). Subnet, gateway and DNS addresses are
>also fine if I do an "ipconfig /all" at a command prompt.

Post the actual output please.

>Then, I do a "ping 192.168.1.1" (just to test connectivity to the router)
>and I get the "Destination Host Unreachable".

How does it compare to the IP address and subnet mask?

>Only thing I could think of was MAC address filtering but that's turned off.
>(Not sure if I'd get an IP from the route with that on anyway, I'd have to
>test it).

That's not it.

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"John Navas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message >
> >Can anyone give a couple of tips on how to deal with the above error
message
> >when pinging a wireless router? Set up a bunch of these in the past but
this
> >is causing bother for some reason.
>
> Probably no routable gateway address, or any gateway address at all.

Isn't a gateway address only required if you want off the subnet?

> >Windows finds the access point, prompts for my password then tries to
> >connect. It thinks for a while, then pops up 'Connected' and I get an IP
> >address from the router (192.168.1.3). Subnet, gateway and DNS addresses
are
> >also fine if I do an "ipconfig /all" at a command prompt.
>
> Post the actual output please.

The relevant portion is:

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

> >Then, I do a "ping 192.168.1.1" (just to test connectivity to the router)
> >and I get the "Destination Host Unreachable".
>
> How does it compare to the IP address and subnet mask?

My IP is .1.3, the routers is .1.1, mask is /24.

> >Only thing I could think of was MAC address filtering but that's turned
off.
> >(Not sure if I'd get an IP from the route with that on anyway, I'd have
to
> >test it).
>
> That's not it.

I'm stumped, any ideas?

I really don't get how I get an IP via DHCP, but then I can't ping the
router or connect to it in any other way. I can't connect with HTTP to it's
config page, I have to put the cable back in for that. Don't know why
Windows thinks it's connected (which I suppose it must be to get an IP),
then I just get this Destination Host Unreachable :-(

On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:24:48 +0100, "Alec Storey"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in <(E-Mail Removed)>:

>"John Navas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message >
>> >Can anyone give a couple of tips on how to deal with the above error
>message
>> >when pinging a wireless router? Set up a bunch of these in the past but
>this
>> >is causing bother for some reason.
>>
>> Probably no routable gateway address, or any gateway address at all.
>
>Isn't a gateway address only required if you want off the subnet?

Yep. So your PC thinks you're trying to get off your subnet, which
means that some setting is screwed up.

>> >Windows finds the access point, prompts for my password then tries to
>> >connect. It thinks for a while, then pops up 'Connected' and I get an IP
>> >address from the router (192.168.1.3). Subnet, gateway and DNS addresses
>are
>> >also fine if I do an "ipconfig /all" at a command prompt.
>>
>> Post the actual output please.
>
>The relevant portion is:
>
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>
>> >Then, I do a "ping 192.168.1.1" (just to test connectivity to the router)
>> >and I get the "Destination Host Unreachable".
>>
>> How does it compare to the IP address and subnet mask?
>
>My IP is .1.3, the routers is .1.1, mask is /24.

Is the network adapter connected?

>> >Only thing I could think of was MAC address filtering but that's turned
>off.
>> >(Not sure if I'd get an IP from the route with that on anyway, I'd have
>to
>> >test it).
>>
>> That's not it.
>
>I'm stumped, any ideas?
>
>I really don't get how I get an IP via DHCP, but then I can't ping the
>router or connect to it in any other way. I can't connect with HTTP to it's
>config page, I have to put the cable back in for that. Don't know why
>Windows thinks it's connected (which I suppose it must be to get an IP),
>then I just get this Destination Host Unreachable :-(

Windows is brain-damaged -- pay no attention to "connected" status. Is
all encryption turned off?

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try pinging 192.168.1.2 if yours is .3 then the router should be .2 if there
are no others connected to it
"Alec Storey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Can anyone give a couple of tips on how to deal with the above error
> message
> when pinging a wireless router? Set up a bunch of these in the past but
> this
> is causing bother for some reason.
>
> Have set the router up with a length of CAT5, configured DHCP on it and
> set
> up a WPA key. Removed the CAT5 , rebooted and attempted to connect
> wirelessly.
>
> Windows finds the access point, prompts for my password then tries to
> connect. It thinks for a while, then pops up 'Connected' and I get an IP
> address from the router (192.168.1.3). Subnet, gateway and DNS addresses
> are
> also fine if I do an "ipconfig /all" at a command prompt.
>
> Then, I do a "ping 192.168.1.1" (just to test connectivity to the router)
> and I get the "Destination Host Unreachable".
>
> Only thing I could think of was MAC address filtering but that's turned
> off.
> (Not sure if I'd get an IP from the route with that on anyway, I'd have to
> test it).
>
> This is driving me batty! Anyone help?
>
>