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Robert Parkinson - 29 May 2004 17:05 GMT

I can connect my Ipaq upto my wireless access point and it gets an IP
assigned from my router but the issue i have started when i installed
PocketWinc it can find my wireless access point but it doesnt assing an IP
address properly so cant browse. It assigns a totally wrong IP address
range.

Any issues why?

HP Ipaq - Pocket PC 2002
Linksys Wireless Access Point
Netgear Broandband Router

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Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev] - 29 May 2004 18:58 GMT

The ip is probably being assigned "from cache" or using a default ip
(169...?) from the registry.

Which AP? some have firmware upgrades that update the ability to "see"
wince devices

Which card and driver (vendor/version) Have found that the driver may
be responsible for not "presenting" to the dhcp server

One solution is to set the card to manual ip

start/settings/connections/networkadapt/<highlight>/properties

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

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Helio Diamant - MS/MVP, Mobile Devices - 30 May 2004 09:46 GMT

In many cases, the assigning of a wrong address in range 169.x.x.x is a
result of a wrong WEP key. You should check that by temporarily disabling
WEP on your AP and trying to connect.

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Helio Diamant - MS/MVP Mobile Devices
http://www.pocketpcfreak.com

> I can connect my Ipaq upto my wireless access point and it gets an IP
> assigned from my router but the issue i have started when i installed
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> Linksys Wireless Access Point
> Netgear Broandband Router

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