Re: DWL-G650 Rev B3 and DHCP Make Homer Go Crazy!

"Ish" <isher(NO_SPAM)@tpg.net.au> wrote in
news:42cde20c@dnews.tpgi.com.au:

> Colin <nkm12345@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:9phze.105275$yV4.61761@okepread03...
>> "bumtracks" <lost@disney.lan> wrote in
>> news:oidze.29939$mr4.3469@trnddc05:
>>
>> > fwiw
>> > I had similar snafu not saying its your snafu, but might be,,,
>> > router here, di624a associated original mac with laptop name,,,
>> > would not clear this via normal reboot nor overwriting with
>> > firmware.bin I stick in a new pc card in the laptop, the router
>> > would always assign that laptop an ip to the laptop name but always
>> > to the wrong same old mac address.
>> >
>> > Had to Power down and up the router while holding in the reset
>> > to get the router to totaly clear itself and ask for path to
>> > firmware. Then reprogram the whole thing manually... which is
>> > painful here, because the error still exists in saved config.bin .
>> > Once router was clean and manually re-configured everything was
>> > fine.
>> >
>> >
>> Actually there is an easier way (I have a Dl624 not the 624a so there
>> may be a difference). If you disable the MAC filter, the router will
>> let the laptop connect with the new card, it will also show the MAC
>> in the filter menu so you can clone it and associate with the laptop.
>> After this enable MAC filtering again.
>>
>> Hope this helps
>
>
> Thanks for the help guys but this is not relevant in my setup. I don't
> have MAC filtering enabled on the router at all.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mike

The only other thing I can think of is a flaky wireless card. I got the B
revision G650 and it was very unstable. It did connect, but not always
and sometimes reported a very low signal. I returned it and got a
revision C. That solved the problem.
Good Luck