Yeah, sounds like your friend just got free Internet access. All you need to do is find the gateway IP. :-)
Just kidding, of course. But your friend has two problems, not one; the other problem is security. -- Rod http://www.sunsetsystems.com/ On Tuesday 22 January 2002 04:30 am, Jay Strauss wrote: > It used to work, now it doesn't? > > Can you move a wireless computer into the room with the transmitter > (just for test) and see if you get a signal? > > Is it possible someone (maybe the people next door) setup a wireless > network too. > > Jay > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken Bloom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 2:04 AM > Subject: [vox-tech] Wireless ethernet trobleshooting. > > > At my friends' house, they have a DSL setup for 10 computers using > > wireless > > > ethernet, with an additional computer connected to the router by > > means of > > an > > > ethernet cable (because that computer is in the same room as the > > router). > > > > They are currently having internet trouble and the wireless > > computers > > cannot > > > connect to the internet, but the wired one can. The router reports > > that it is supposed to give out (by DHCP) IP addresses in the > > 192.168.1.0/24 > > range, > > > but after I released and renewed the DHCP lease for one of the > > wireless computers, it reported that it had been assigned the IP > > address 169.254.183.13 (which obviously means that the router in > > question didn't assign the DHCP lease). The wired computer > > recieved the IP address 192.168.1.100, and its internet works > > correctly. > > > > Knowing this, the problem must be with the wireless itself. Is > > there any > > way > > > to further diagnose what the problem with their connection might > > be? _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
