Hi, A couple of things. Remember that the security features for wireless on the MPower are somewhat limited due to limitations in the version of Windows CE. So, if you have security beyond wep and mac addressing enabled in your access point you probably cannot connect your MPower to the network correctly.
What I would suggest would be to delete your wireless configuration from the connectivity menu and you can do this in view connections as you probably know. Then, do a scan for new network and you should see your home network. I would accept all the default options given by the MPower. The only one you might want to change is the wep option if you have it enabled on the access point. Be sure to enter the wep key correctly. If you can, I would create a new wep key on the access point manually and then enter that exact key on the MPower. Keys generated within the router or accesspoint can sometimes be tricky to enter into the MPower. For starters though, you might want to try turning all security off for the access point and see if you can get a connection and access any resources. If you do that, you can then go back in and turn on your security settings being sure you don't activate settings not supported on the MPower. There may be some options you can change down the line, but this might just be a good starting point. Also, if you do have mac addressing enabled on the access point/router, be sure you enter the address for your wireless card into the list of acceptable addresses. The address should be written on a printed label on one side of the wireless card. I hope this is helpful, Don *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 11/30/2006 at 11:51 AM Christopher Bartlett wrote: >Hello. I am the new owner of an MPower bt-32. It came with a >wireless card, so I'd like to be able to connect to my wireless access >point. > >I have: > >1. verified that the BN sees the wireless card when I install it: >(it tells me so) >2. Gone to the connectivity menu/wireless menu and scanned for >available wireless networks. The BN reported my home network, so I >configured it according to my best guess for options. >3. Verified that the network is itself up and running, (we have >several computers running on it) >4. Verified that the router is broadcasting in 80211.b/g mode (I >gather the BN uses the B protocol) >5. Actually gotten the BN to say that it is connected to my home network. > >I can't get out onto the internet or other network resources. When I >look at the active connection details, everything looks right except >the IP address which is a 169.254 address, rather than the 172.16 >address I'm expecting from my access point. > >I have power cycled the router, deleted and re-entered the >configuration details (according to the advice I received on a tech >support call I made) all to no avail. > >Has anyone had success after this kind of problem? If so, I'd sure >appreciate some new things to try. One question: when entering the >WEP key, do I need to enter it in hex or can I enter the character >equivalents? Also, no matter what key I enter, the display only >seems to show 10 character fillers, consistent with a 40-bit >encryption key. I use 128-bit for the rest of my network. Is this >significant, or just a display artifact? > >Phew, that's enough to go on. > > Chris Bartlett > > >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > >__________ NOD32 1893 (20061130) Information __________ > >This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >http://www.eset.com ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
