"acquiring a network address"

primeramikey

pizzaboy wrote:

my problem is since working out how to secure the network ive had a problem with the connection ,it will say excellent connection, for 30 seconds cut off and come straight back on again and so on..

stupid question i know but are you making sure that when u set up the connection On your pc that you are putting in the wpa code to be able to access the connection properly..

this would be accessed via the applet that came with ya wireless adapter..

use the software that came with the adapter and not windows own version as its basically CRAP

pizzaboy

not really sure what software it is,or what came with wirleless adaptor.

its a hp compaq nc8230 ,i followed instructions from belkin router ,used a flash drive to set up connection and got it all sorted in five minutes,its just since ive got the security that ive had a problem with the connection, its probably somethin dead simple.

thor

You know what it could be? Maybe the problem is windows 'wireless zero configuration'. I think it is used to aquire the wireless network signal from the router when you start your pc but for some reason sometimes it intereferes and knocks off the connection so that it can try and reaquire it. This was happening to one of my wireless pc connections so after each boot up I wait for the initial connection to go good and then shut off WZC. It can be turned off from 'Control Panel\Administrative Tools\services'.
Now as long as I turn WZC off after each time the wireless signal is aquired I don't have any dropouts.

Lawbag_2

zappahey wrote:

How do you figure that out? Surely the bandwidth thief can set a static IP address as easily as you can? The best it will do is stop the casual or accidental thief, it won't stop anyone with half a clue.

each network card on my wireless network has a MAC address and only those are allowed to have access to the IP internet and gateway.

because I have chosen my own IP address manually on my netgear router, problem solved

Godders

If this is a wireless router then try changing the channel the router is broadcasting on from the default. If there are too many other routers in the area on the same channel I've seen the behaviour where the router drops the connection every few seconds

HTH

Godders

pizzaboy

thanks for the replys.

ive tried turning off the WZC off but didnt really change much.

when i go back to the belkin router page,every time i click anything it gives me a log in error! because when i dwloaded the firmware update it is a (bin) file which i cant open ,i keep getting a firmware update nag screen?? so i cant change anything on the router now.

primeramikey

what ever you do . DO NOT try to update the firmware via the wireless connection, its just asking for trouble..

pizzaboy

ok just read this,i think it is the problem.


You cannot reconnect to a wireless network that uses a hidden SSID after you manually disconnect from that network on a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer
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Consider the following scenario. A Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)-based computer is configured for wireless network connectivity. You manually disconnect from a wireless network that uses a hidden (non-broadcast) service set identifier (SSID). In this scenario, you cannot reconnect automatically or manually to the wireless network that uses a hidden SSID. Additionally, the wireless network that uses a hidden SSID is no longer displayed in the Wireless Network Connection window.

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• You can access the Wireless Network Connection window by right-clicking on the wireless network connection icon in the notification area and clicking View Available Wireless Networks.
• You can reconnect to the wireless network that uses a hidden SSID if you remove and then re-create the SSID profile for that network in the Preferred networks list.


i cant work how to broadcast it again

zappahey

Lawbag wrote:

each network card on my wireless network has a MAC address and only those are allowed to have access to the IP internet and gateway.

Fair enough, but a bit more than you suggested further up.

<mischievous>You do realise that MAC addresses can be very easily spoofed and, thanks to firewalls, with no conflict?</mischievous>

I go a step further and change the subnet mask on my network so that only a very small set of IP addresses (8, to be precise ) will actually work, no matter how they are allocated.

I think you've just prompted me to start a new thread to see what people are actually using for wireless security

Zabl

Pizza boy, have u checked the password, mine did that for awhile until i re-checked and re-entered the password, now works fine and dandy!