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IP conflict etc.
Here are two problems I am now having with my Belkin 802.11b access point. I am connecting through my apartment complex's T1 line through a wall outlet.
1) When I actually get the connection to work (and even when it mysteriously won't work), it says that the static IP address I have to enter is already in use and that there is a conflict. Even when I changed the IP address of my wired ethernet card, it still says there is a conflict. Any idea of what could be wrong?
2) I also connect to my school's wireless network through my card. That network automatically recognizes and gives me an IP address. However, my home network also does this, but the address it gives is wrong and I must enter a static IP. When I try to configure my TCP/IP to recognize an alternate configuration using my static numbers, it won't work. It never bypasses the numbers that my line is already giving it. It could have to do with the first problem, but Im not sure.
Thanks for any help you can give! Thanks.
- Just to be sure...the Belkin is set up as an access point, not a router...right?
What's the model number of the Belkin, so I can take a look at its manual?
When you select "assign IP address automatically", what IP address does the wireless card receive? If it begins with "169.254", then it's being automatically assigned because there's no DHCP server available on the network.
Jim - 1) When I actually get the connection to work (and even when it mysteriously won't work), it says that the static IP address I have to enter is already in use and that there is a conflict. Even when I changed the IP address of my wired ethernet card, it still says there is a conflict. Any idea of what could be wrong?
Does the apartment complex have a DHCP server, or are you given an IP address, network mask, and default gateway that you have to configure manually?
The answer to your second question will also depend on how IP address assignment works in the complex.
Jim - I am not connected to my wireless network at this time, as it will not let me post...should I try to connect to the wireless and then copy and paste what I did previously?
Aha! That makes perfect sense! :-) It may be that the "address conflict" was with the wired adapter. It begins to sound like there's no DHCP server on the apartment network. Note in the previous "ipconfig" output that the 440x's IP address was manually assigned. If the compex has given you only one IP address that you can use, you'll likely need to disable the Broadcom adapter, then use the same IP address (12.xxx) as a manual assignment on the wireless adapter.
Personal opinion...you'd be better off with a wireless router if the apartment complex doesn't have a DHCP server. Can you confirm that they don't have a DHCP server? It looks more and more like they don't!
JimMessage Edited by jimw on 12-13-2003 02:32 PM
- OK, I'm thoroughly confused. In your earlier posting, you'd said that the wireless adapter had received an IP address of 192.168.0.105, assigned by DHCP. But in the output of "ipconfig /all", the wireless adapter has no IP address! Are you sure the wireless adapter's set up to "obtain an IP address automatically"?
The Broadcomm 10/100 adapter has an IP address of 12.xxx. Where'd that come from?
JimMessage Edited by jimw on 12-13-2003 02:33 PM
- I don't see any "gotcha's" from Belkin's or HomeNetHelp's description of the access point, other than it has only one network port, and that has to go to the wall Ethernet connection for the apartment complex. You'd mentioned that the machine also has an Ethernet adapter in it. I assume it's disconnected, since there's no place to connect it, unless you have a hub that the access point, T1 (Ethernet, actually) cable, and Ethernet card in the PC are all connected to.
Why don't you open a command window (Start/Run/cmd.exe), type ipconfig /all at the prompt, then copy the output into the clipboard and paste it into a reply? That might help clarify your setup.
Jim - I have my land line connected to my Ethernet card now and am not connected to my wireless network. The 12.xxx address is what I have to manually put in for my connection to work. I am not connected to my wireless network at this time, as it will not let me post...should I try to connect to the wireless and then copy and paste what I did previously?
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Posted December 13th, 2003 18:00