Thanks Stuart, those are good points to check.
1) The router has current firmware (v1.79 from 2007) 2) The AC software is 2nd-most current, v5.50 when the latest is v5.61. I try not to update when nothing relevant is listed in the release notes, e.g. a long list of new models supported. There are a few fixes in v5.61 that don't appear to be significant, but the notes also list 3 items: # (Fix) Fixed for Microsoft WER 1552164693. # (Fix) Fixed for Microsoft WER 1545157154. # (Fix) Fixed for Microsoft WER 1454627032. I googled WER 1552164693 and all the results are for AC release notes! Shouldn't there be _something_ from an MS page? I see WER is "Windows Error Reporting" but even searching just the number doesn't bring up a non-AC page. In any case, since I'm getting Errors in Event Viewer related to AC, I'll update this. For the drivers, I went with ThinkVantage (TV) System Update. That should catch them all, right? SU brings up 6 Recommended and 6 Optional updates. I decided to take a chance and update even those that only add new supported models. I'll do the same on the T41p when it's available and rebootable. 3) I hunted through the menus and found a "Static DHCP" (sounds like it deserves a "[sic]" for that) setting. It has room for 10 entries so I'll use it for the two notebooks and the ATA, which are the 3 things likely to be carried to other networks (the ATA less than the ThinkPads, obviously). I'm still concerned that these dynamic IP addresses bouncing around might be a problem with the router, but I'll see what using Static DHCP addresses does (it may not fix the problem but just avoid it, which is 3/4 of the battle :). Thanks again! -- Andrew mailto:[email protected] Saturday, May 29, 2010, 11:49:52 PM, you wrote: > Andrew, > Some things to consider: > 1) Is the firmware for the WRT55AG up to date? I had any number > of problems getting a T43p, Apple iMac, and ethernet connected > canon printer to work together at home until Linksys, Apple, and > IBM all fixed various firmware/software/driver problems. Very > frustrating for a long time for items that were all supposed to > meet standards that ensured operation together. Access connections > was troublesome for a long time as was faulty Linksys firmware. > Apple had issues in the firmware of the wifi card. Same for > software drivers for the IBM (Intel) and Apple wifi cards. > 2) Are the ethernet and wifi drivers and the Access Connections > at the latest version for your computer? (see above) > 3) Can you set your Linksys to always give issue a particular > IP to a particular MAC address? That way your computers would > get a consistent IP address at home but still use DHCP to get > an address at home or any other location. > Stuart > On May 29, 2010, at 1:23 PM, Andrew Webber wrote: >> This morning when I got up, there was a message about IP address >> conflict. I clicked okay and everything was fine. This has happened >> before but I'm not sure what to make of it. >> >> DHCP addresses are assigned in range 192.168.1.100-192.168.1.149, and >> we have a printer with a static IP at 192.168.1.50 >> >> My router reports the X300 at .100, the T41p at .101, an ATA (VoIP) at >> .102, and the X300 at .103 again (same MAC address). There should also >> be a TiVo wireless adapter in there, not sure why it isn't. >> >> I know that yesterday the ATA was at .103 as I was logging in to >> configure it. Don't know what the X300 and T41p were at yesterday. >> >> Is there anything in the X300 or T41p that might be causing this? Or >> is it more likely the router (Linksys WRT55AG)? At first I wondered if >> the Access Connections error was leaving the X300 disconnected, and >> for some reason trying to get a new number ta 9:22:39 (I didn't click >> away the error until about noon). But the 9:22:39 error (re: 101) >> refers to the X300's MAC address (9D) and the 9:22:43 error (re: .100) >> refers to a conflict with the T41p's MAC address (2B). >> >> Do these errors mean the X300 tried to get .101 but was refused, then >> was told .100 was a conflict with the T41p (though the X300 has .100 >> now)? The router still shows the X300 having both .100 and .103 though >> ipconfig shows the X300 having .103. >> >> Thanks! >> =aw >> >> >> Here's the sequence of today's Errors from the Event Viewer: >> >> 3:14am Error: >> Activation context generation failed for "C:\Program >> Files\Lenovo\Access Connections\AcCryptHlpr.dll".Error in manifest or >> policy file "C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Access >> Connections\AcCryptHlpr.dll" on line 0. Invalid Xml syntax. >> >> 9:22:39am Error: >> The IP address lease 192.168.1.101 for the Network Card with network >> address 0x??????????9D has been denied by the DHCP server 0.0.0.0 (The >> DHCP Server sent a DHCPNACK message). >> >> 9:22:43am Error: >> The system detected an address conflict for IP address 192.168.1.100 >> with the system having network hardware address ??-??-??-??-??-2B. >> Network operations on this system may be disrupted as a result. >> >> 9:22:43am Error: >> An error has occurred in initializing the adapter 12. Error Code is >> 0x1004 >> >> 9:22:43am Warning: >> Your computer has detected that the IP address 0.0.0.0 for the Network >> Card with network address 0x??????????9D is already in use on the >> network. Your computer will automatically attempt to obtain a >> different address. >> >> [bunch of warnings about DNS servers not responding] >> >> >> >> -- >> Andrew mailto:[email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Thinkpad mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
