Wireless problem (can't connect)

Hello all,

I'm having a problem that I think is pretty common on this group, which
is I can't connect to my wireless home network. I can connect fine via
cable, but when I attempt to connect wirelessly, it can find the
network, it just doesn't connect. I have been looking around at sites
and forums for the answer to my problem, and I have noticed one thing.
When I do the old Start>Run>cmd>ipconfig when attempting to connect
wirelessly, my wireless adapter has an IP address of 169.254.xxx.xxx
which I think is a bad thing, seeing as my Belkin router should only be
assigning IPs in the range 192.168.2.2 - 192.168.2.50. Any
suggestions?

BTW, security is configured properly, no firewall issues. My laptop
(Dell 600m) is using the Intel Pro/Wireless 2200BG card and we're using
a Belkin Wireless G Plus router.

Also strange, I just noticed as I did an ipconfig /all that the adapter
that it is trying to use to connect is something called a Nortel
Adapter? That's the one that is getting the 169.254.xxx.xxx address,
and it says my Intel adapter isn't connected. I don't really know what
that means, but I guess the more info the better.

-Jim

On 27 Jun 2006 11:26:09 -0700, "Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
<(E-Mail Removed) .com>:

>I'm having a problem that I think is pretty common on this group, which
>is I can't connect to my wireless home network. I can connect fine via
>cable, but when I attempt to connect wirelessly, it can find the
>network, it just doesn't connect. I have been looking around at sites
>and forums for the answer to my problem, and I have noticed one thing.
>When I do the old Start>Run>cmd>ipconfig when attempting to connect
>wirelessly, my wireless adapter has an IP address of 169.254.xxx.xxx
>which I think is a bad thing, seeing as my Belkin router should only be
>assigning IPs in the range 192.168.2.2 - 192.168.2.50. Any
>suggestions?

DHCP isn't working, a problem that needs to be fixed.

>BTW, security is configured properly, no firewall issues. ...

I doubt it, and think that's the cause of your problem.

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John Navas wrote:
> On 27 Jun 2006 11:26:09 -0700, "Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> <(E-Mail Removed) .com>:
>
>
> DHCP isn't working, a problem that needs to be fixed.
>
> >BTW, security is configured properly, no firewall issues. ...
>
> I doubt it, and think that's the cause of your problem.
>

How can I fix DHCP? And I say that security is configured properly
because I don't have any security enabled on the network, which I know
is bad, but I just want to get it to work. The only thing I have
enabled is MAC address filetering, and the correct addresses are listed
there.

-Jim

On 1 Jul 2006 09:09:48 -0700, "Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
<(E-Mail Removed) .com>:

>John Navas wrote:
>> On 27 Jun 2006 11:26:09 -0700, "Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> <(E-Mail Removed) .com>:
>>
>> DHCP isn't working, a problem that needs to be fixed.
>>
>> >BTW, security is configured properly, no firewall issues. ...
>>
>> I doubt it, and think that's the cause of your problem.
>
>How can I fix DHCP? And I say that security is configured properly
>because I don't have any security enabled on the network, which I know
>is bad, but I just want to get it to work. The only thing I have
>enabled is MAC address filetering, and the correct addresses are listed
>there.

MAC addresses are so easily spoofed that there's no real point in
filtering. Try getting rid of the MAC filtering -- perhaps there's some
error you haven't noticed. When troubleshooting a difficult problem
it's best to start with *all* security turned off.

From your original description of the problem it sounds like you may be
connecting (associating) but not getting a DHCP address.

It would help to have more information:

* What access point or router (make, model, and firmware)?

* What wireless adapter (make and model)?

* What OS?

* What software is controlling the wireless adapter?

* What are the exact symptoms of the connection failure?

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