"***** charles" <shultzjrX@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> "mcguirem3m" <mcguirem3m@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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>>
>> "DanS" <t.h.i.s.n.t.h.a.t@a.d.e.l.p.h.i.a.n.e.t> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9903AE77C3BF5thisnthatadelphianet@216.196. 97.142...
>> > "mcguirem3m" <mcguirem3m@bellsouth.net> wrote in
>> > news:tRdPh.12308$5i7.11085@bignews4.bellsouth.net:
>> >
>> >> I can get connected and have a 192... IP address using IPconfig/all
>> >> but I can't ping anything therefore I'm not "really" connected. I'm
>> >> using a Linksys WRT54G Router and Gigabyte desktop wlan pci lan cards
>> >> in the workstation. It sees the SSID fine and gets a 24 to 36mbps
>> >> connection but doesn't connect to the Internet nor can I ping
>> >> anything. What am I missing? I'm sure it's something I missed as I'm
>> >> just getting started with wireless connectivity. Any help from you
>> >> Gurus would be appreciated. Thanks
>> >
>> > What are you trying to ping ? How are you configuring the access point
>> > ?
>> >
>> I went through the 'setup' that comes with Linksys and entered the data
>> it
>> ask for regarding SSID , the Login ID/PW for the DSL and then the
>> Passphrase. That's all that it ask me to do. I can access the internet
> on
>> the machine that is directly connected to the router with an ethernet
> cable
>> but not through the workstation downstairs that has a Gigabyte Turbo
> 802.11
>> g/b wireless lan card. It detects the router just fine with the right
> SSID
>> and ask for the passphrase and I carefully enter that and it gets
> connected
>> at 24 to 36 mbps. But I try to ping "anything" Amazon, an address and
>> if
> I
>> type it in wrong it says I have the wrong name but with an IP address it
>> comes back as with all tries and returns 4 tries with no returns after 4
>> attempts. Does that help?
>
> Sorry to be late in the process. You still haven't outlined ALL the
> hardware
> involved and how it is set up. For instance I got the impression that you
> have
> two descktop computers one with a wire connection to the router and one
> with a wireless connection to the router. Can you ping the router intself
> with
> the wireless connection and can you ping the router with the computer that
> is
> connected with the wire?
> If you are still having difficulties, RESET the box and start from there
> with no
> security etc...
>
> later,
> charles.....
>
> Charles, you are correct. Two desktops, one direct connected(but also
> with a wireless card for future use) and one separately connected about 60
> to 70 feet away connecting wirelessly. So I tried pinging the router from
> the directly connected and the wireless and they both can ping the router
> with 4 for 4 in milliseconds. Since I started this question I have found
> out how to log onto the router with the browser and checked the
> connection. When I got to the last page for STATUS I saw that the
> Internet was disconnected and so I tried to connect. It goes through
> about 4 tires and comes back with a message " Can't get an IP address from
> the PPPoE Server. I chated with a Bellsouth person who concluded I
> needed to talk to Linksys about this as he couldn't help me. That doesn't
> appear correct but what do I know?
>