On 11 Feb 2007 08:38:21 -0800, in alt.internet.wireless , "Alan"
<agarny@gmail.com> wrote:

>On 11 Feb, 16:00, John Navas <spamfilt...@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>> On 10 Feb 2007 01:12:31 -0800, "Alan" <aga...@gmail.com> wrote in
>> <1171098751.896024.242...@k78g2000cwa.googlegroups .com>:
>>
>> >> What _exactly_ does lose the connection mean? Red X on icon is system
>> >> tray? Just can't surf? What?
>>
>> >It means that I cannot access my modem/router anymore and therefore
>> >cannot do anything that involves my network and, as a consequence, the
>> >internet (i.e. impossible to browse, receive email, etc.).
>>
>> Again, what _exactly_ does "cannot access" mean?
>
>?!?!?!?!

Can't browse?
Cant get email either?
Cant ping the router?
Cant ping the other machine?
WZC says connected but some/all of the above?
WZC says "limited connection?"
What?

>settings and all I can tell you is that to have two ThinkPads running
>means that the icon changes from 'connected' to 'disconnected' within
>a minute or a few minutes at best. If, on the other hand, I have only
>one laptop running, then everything is fine.

Sounds to me like they have the same IP address. How about manually
configuring htem to different addresses.

>Ok, fine, so how do I go about determining whether there is or not a
>conflict between my X41's wireless adapter and software and that of my
>T42p?

I can't see how the two sets of wireless hw/sw could interfere with
each other. By definition, anything standards compliant is
interoperable.
--
Mark McIntyre