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Pocket PC Forum / End Users / Wireless / November 2004iPAQ 4700 WiFi MAC address filtering
Hello, i have the following problem with my iPAQ 4700. I have installed a wireless network at home. I don't broadcast my SSID and have WEP enabled as also MAC address filtering as security on my wirelles router. With my laptops i can establish a wireless connection to the router. When I set the settings in my iPAQ for my wireless network, I get a strange number as IP address and can't get a working connection. At my work, where is a wireless network without MAC address filtering and with SSID broadcast, I can establsih a connection. Anyone an idea what i am doing wrong or what is the problem. Just basically, you are getting a weird IP because you are not able to get one from your DHCP server, which in your case is the router. That could be due to the SSID not being set on the PPC, the WEP being wrong, or the MAC address not being loaded as authorized on the router/AP. I'd shut the WEP and Mac filtering off for the moment and see if you can connect. Then turn on one or the other, to see if it still works. Then turn the other back on. If it doesn't work with either of those on, there's a problem with the value on the PPC.  SignatureSven, MS-MVP Mobile Devices > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Anyone an idea what i am doing wrong or what is the problem. Well, the SSID is entered corectly, The WEP key also and the correct MAC addres is granted acces on my router. So this makes my problem so strange. But I'm going to take the steps as you mentioned to locate the problem correctly. Thanks already. Anybode more suggestions. > Just basically, you are getting a weird IP because you are not able to get > one from your DHCP server, which in your case is the router. That could be [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> >> Anyone an idea what i am doing wrong or what is the problem. If you are pretty sure you have all those things right, you could try entering static IP, Subnet mask, gateway IP, and DNS server #s. How to do that on a 4700, you're on your own ;). You might also benefit from vxIPconfig (which has a release and renew option for DHCP) and vxUtil, both of which are free at www.cam.com. I still think shutting off the probable problems and seeing what happens is faster...Assuming it works with all of the security off of course. If not, there have been routers that don't play nicely with PPCs, regarding DHCP handling. Often a firmware update helps that. SignatureSven, MS-MVP Mobile Devices > Well, > [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > >> > >> Anyone an idea what i am doing wrong or what is the problem. I have seen many problems with Pocket PCs trying to connect to networks that don't transmit the SSID. Try to begin transmitting it for checking if this is your problem. If it begins suddenly to work, I don't know a solution for working without transmitting the SSID. SignatureHelio Diamant - MS/MVP Mobile Devices http://www.pocketpcfreak.com > If you are pretty sure you have all those things right, you could try > entering static IP, Subnet mask, gateway IP, and DNS server #s. How to do [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] > > >> > > >> Anyone an idea what i am doing wrong or what is the problem. |
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