ip address

Question

can someone tell me in plain english! Why I have a strong signal for an unsecure network and i get limited or no connectivity? something about an invalid ip address? it starts off 162. I have no acess to the source of this signal,  it comes from a pub across the street and is for public use, I've asked them at the pub and they dont know, is there a way I can log on?   thanks.,.,

volcano11 · Answer

If the network is truely unsecure and does not use any MAC address filtering, you should be able to connect.   Does it try to get an IP address from that network?  Steve

volcano11 · Answer

To help troubleshoot this problem, go to Start > Run and type cmd then click OK. In the command prompt window that opens, type ipconfig /all then hit the enter key. Write down the output from this command or select it and save it to a txt file, then copy this output into a reply to this message.

Steve

val-salva · Answer

plain english! dunno about mac address, but yes it comes back saying incorrect ip address, I try repair and still no good, it has an excellent signal strenth but limited or no connectivity, its says unsecure and open for all to have a go on!  the ip address starts off with a 162 number if that means anything, thanks.,..

val-salva · Answer

wow! thanks ,, I shall give it a go tomorrow(today) later, when i get home from work, thanks very much for that,  Tim

NemesisDB · Answer

val, if it's not your network, connecting without permission is likelly illegal (depending on where you live).  secondly, just because it says 'unsecure' doesn't mean that it will allow anyone to connect -- MAC filtering for instance could prevent you from connecting even though the wireless data is unencrypted

val-salva · Answer

thanks i shall check that.,,.,

val-salva · Answer

well, if you can make anything out of that,,.,.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim >ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : D34ZBX1J
        Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

        Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Cont
roller
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-22-DD-04-18

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network
Connection
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-CE-8C-B4-1D
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.88.171
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

PPP adapter dial up:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 213.130.141.116
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 213.130.141.116
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 213.130.128.32
                                            213.130.128.33
        NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\Documents and Settings\tim Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
'Microsoft' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim >(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
Copyright was unexpected at this time.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim >
C:\Documents and Settings\tim >C:\Documents and Settings\tim >ipco
nfig/all
The system cannot find the path specified.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim >
C:\Documents and Settings\tim >Windows IP Configuration
'Windows' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim >
C:\Documents and Settings\tim > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . .
: D34ZBX1J
'Host' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . .
:
'Primary' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . .
: Unknown
'Node' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . .
: No
'IP' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . .
: No
'WINS' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim >
C:\Documents and Settings\tim >Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
'Ethernet' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim >
C:\Documents and Settings\tim > Media State . . . . . . . . . . .
: Media disconnected
'Media' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > Description . . . . . . . . . . .
: Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Cont
'Description' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim >roller
'roller' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > Physical Address. . . . . . . . .
: 00-14-22-DD-04-18
'Physical' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim >
C:\Documents and Settings\tim >Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connecti
on:
'Ethernet' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim >
C:\Documents and Settings\tim > Connection-specific DNS Suffix .
:
'Connection-specific' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > Description . . . . . . . . . . .
: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network
'Description' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > Connection
'Connection' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > Physical Address. . . . . . . . .
: 00-13-CE-8C-B4-1D
'Physical' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . .
: Yes
'Dhcp' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . .
: Yes
'Autoconfiguration' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > Autoconfiguration IP Address. . .
: 169.254.88.171
'Autoconfiguration' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . .
: 255.255.0.0
'Subnet' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . .
:
'Default' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim >
C:\Documents and Settings\tim >PPP adapter dial up:
'PPP' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim >
C:\Documents and Settings\tim > Connection-specific DNS Suffix .
:
'Connection-specific' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > Description . . . . . . . . . . .
: WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
'Description' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > Physical Address. . . . . . . . .
: 00-53-45-00-00-00
'Physical' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . .
: No
'Dhcp' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . .
: 213.130.141.116
'IP' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . .
: 255.255.255.255
'Subnet' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . .
: 213.130.141.116
'Default' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . .
: 213.130.128.32
'DNS' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim >
213.130.128.33
'213.130.128.33' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim > NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . .
: Disabled
'NetBIOS' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\tim >
C:\Documents and Settings\tim >C:\Documents and Settings\tim >

volcano11 · Answer

Why are you retyping the output of the command back in the command prompt window? All of that text after your ipconfig output is just telling you that you aren't typing in a command (totally expected). It does appear from your ipconfig output that you are not getting an IP address from the network you are trying to connect to. This could be because MAC address filtering is being used on the router to prevent unauthorized persons from getting on the network, it could be that you are not sufficiently close to the router to make a good connection, or it could be that a firewall running on your computer is blocking network access. Start by troubleshooting these possibilities.

Steve

val-salva · Answer

I dont think I retyped anything, but thanks for those suggestions, I shall get to it.., cheers.,.,

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