You're probably getting your DNS settings from your provider, if the provider goes away so does your DNS and your network.
-- Scott Stewart ColdFusion Developer SSTWebworks 4405 Oakshyre Way Raleigh, NC. 27616 (703) 220-2835 http://www.sstwebworks.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/sstwebworks Boycott Sys-Con http://www.sstwebworks.com/blog/index.cfm/2007/10/16/Boycotting-SysCon -----Original Message----- From: Greg Morphis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 6:20 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: wireless network issues oddly enough.. it's working right now... no changes at all.. just disconnected the internet connection on the desktop and reconnected.. Hopefully it'll work in the morning.. On Nov 29, 2007 4:49 PM, Greg Morphis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > alright, my setup is like this.. > I've got a Netgear Super G wireless router. I've got one of the 4 > ports (not the WAN) connected to the ethernet port of my desktop. > I have my wireless broadband card in my desktop (via a PCI to PCMCIA > converter). I set up my router by hitting the IP 192.168.1.1 on my > desktop. All works fine. I connected my laptop to the wireless network > via the wireless connection, it found the SSID just fine. I entered > the WAP access code and bam, I'm connected to the Desktop. I was able > to share files and even the internet connection. > However this morning I tried to set up my work laptop to work with the > connection. I changed the Static IP in the TCPIP properties to > 192.168.1.2 and was able to hit the url http://192.168.1.1 (the > router). I changed the TCPIP properties back to "Obtain IP > automatically". > I could see the network in the Wireless Utility (the SSID was > present), but when I'd connect, the best it would show was "Limited or > no connection". I chose the Repair option and it'd hang on the > "Acquiring network address"... when I ran ipconfig sometimes I'd see > an IP, other times I'd see 0.0.0.0. When I tried ipconfig /renew it > would hang for a while and then error something about the DHCP server > being unavailable. > My desktop is Windows Vista Home Premium, my home laptop is also Vista > HP, those worked fine. The one that failed is Windows XP Pro. > There's no VPN involved yet, I just wanted to connect this XP laptop > to share my Desktop's internet. > Thanks > > > On Nov 29, 2007 4:30 PM, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ....um... > > > > Let's start by untangling what networks we're talking about, what > > systems we're talking about, etc. > > > > So, your desktop is the gateway between the EVDO and local WiFi/wired > > networks, correct? > > > > And you are trying to get your laptop connected to the net (first step, > > before starting a VPN tunnel) to the internet by going through the > > router, the desktop, and the EVDO network, correct? > > > > Can you get the laptop on the net via LAN instead of WLAN? > > > > --BenD > > > > > > Greg Morphis wrote: > > > Hi, I do a lot of my work from home and use the VPN connection to > > > access the network. > > > I wanted to and have set up a wireless network at home. I have a > > > desktop PC that's hooked to the router. I use a Wireless Broadband > > > card to connect to the EVDO network. My home PC is Windows Vista Home > > > Premium. I successfully set up the connect, which I was able to test > > > by using a different Laptop also with Vista Home Premium and connected > > > to the PC and even shared the internet connection. I tried to hook my > > > work laptop (Windows XP Pro) up to the network and failed. I could > > > access my router (netgear) by changing my TCPIP settings to the Static > > > IP 192.168.1.2 and then hitting the URL 192.168.1.1. So something was > > > working. I couldn't use the Desktop's internet connection though. I > > > tried running ipconfig /renew and ipconfig /release but I kept getting > > > error's about the DHCP server? I checked the services and the DHCP, > > > DNS and RCP services were running fine. > > > Do you guys have any suggestions on getting this to work? > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:247281 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
