Re: Need help on WIFI - my "Default Gatgeway" is sometime BLANK !

Hi
May be this can Help.
My New Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
Wireless Basic Configuration - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html
Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"pg" <penang@catholic.org> wrote in message
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> Hi, all !
>
> I need your help !
>
> I am learning to set up wifi base station and trying to hook up with
> wifi clients.
>
> I really need your help !!
>
> My wireless network name is xyz-link. The base station is set up.
>
> I power up the wifi client, and do a scan using the "Wireless Network
> Connection". Under the "Choose a wireless network" column there is my
> xyz-link !!
>
> So I click on it. And low and behold, it tells me it's connected !
> Yea !!
>
> But when I power up the browser on the client PC there's nothing.
>
> I poke around, and found that on the client side although it says it's
> "connected", there's nothing coming in.
>
> I dunno what to do next. I need you help.
>
> I'll provide the info I gleaned from the client-side PC:
>
> From the "Wireless client card configuration utility" -
>
> ===== ===== ===== = = = = = ===== ===== =====
>
> Network Status
>
> Select Profile: Default
>
> Link Information:
> Status: Connected
> Network SSID: xyz-link
> Network Type: Infrastructure
> Network BSSID: 00 14 78 EB 8D 4A
> Security: None
> Link Speed: 11 Mbps
>
> Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
> DHCP Option: Enable
> IP Address: 169.254.49.233
> Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
> Default Gateway: blank <=== *** Could this be the culprit ? ***
>
> ===== ===== ===== = = = = = ===== ===== =====
>
> From the Wireless "Network Connection Status" -
>
> Under the "General" tab
>
> Connection
> Status: Connected
> Network: xyz-link
> Duration: 00:16:33 (and counting)
> Speed: 11.0 Mbps
>
> Activity
> Sent Packets: 88
> Received Packets: 0 <------- *** Uh ha !! ***
>
> ===== ===== ===== = = = = = ===== ===== =====
>
> Is it possible to have the wifi "connected" but nothing goes in
> between the wifi base station and the wifi client?
>
> Why is the "Default Gateway" blank ? Why is there is no "Received
> Packets" ?
>
> If there is a connection, there ought to be something going on,
> right ?
>
> Why in this case I got a "connection", but on the client PC there's
> nothing ?
>
> Is there a way to remedy this situation ?
>
> Thanks !
>
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>
> Here are the general specs for the client PC:
>
> OS - Windows XP Professional
> RAM - 2GB DDR2
> CPU - Dual Core Intel
>
> ===== ===== ===== = = = = = ===== ===== =====
>
> Is there any freeware out there that can help me detect, diagnose, and
> remedy this problem ?
>
> Thanks again !!!