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Wireless has wrong IP address?

Rikki
Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
Wireless has been working fine. It can see the wireless connection but for some strange reason now has the wrong IP address and I don't know how to change it.
It was working fine this morning.

Its doing this on purpose as it knows it has a vital part to play at Christmas.:mad:
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  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    do you mean a 169 address?
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    It says its connected....but when you repair the network it can't find it.
    The address its giving me is 169.254.71.211
    It does not have the details of the DNS server there.
    I have a yellow triangle on the wireless icon.
    £2 Coins Savings Club 2012 is £4 :).............................NCFC member No: 00005.........

    ......................................................................TCNC member No: 00008
    NPFM 21
  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    have you tried a reboot, is windows set to automatically connect to it when in range? Is it encrypted?

    If you can't connect wirelessly, you are going to have to connect with an ethernet wire and check the router settings.
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    I'm rebooting now.

    I'm connecting using windows automatic. I have it WAP encrypted. It can see the connection it just wont connect to it.

    It was working fine this morning.
    £2 Coins Savings Club 2012 is £4 :).............................NCFC member No: 00005.........

    ......................................................................TCNC member No: 00008
    NPFM 21
  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    Its rebooted and it says I'm connected but I'm not
    £2 Coins Savings Club 2012 is £4 :).............................NCFC member No: 00005.........

    ......................................................................TCNC member No: 00008
    NPFM 21
  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    try reinputting your wpa key
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    albertross wrote:
    try reinputting your wpa key

    I've done that.
    £2 Coins Savings Club 2012 is £4 :).............................NCFC member No: 00005.........

    ......................................................................TCNC member No: 00008
    NPFM 21
  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    and............

    If it hasn't worked, reinput the key into the router, and into the PC.
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    I've connected via a LAN cable.
    £2 Coins Savings Club 2012 is £4 :).............................NCFC member No: 00005.........

    ......................................................................TCNC member No: 00008
    NPFM 21
  • MadCowMan
    MadCowMan Posts: 343 Forumite
    Thats why I like LAN cables - they have a habit of working :)

    whats happening is that you are not picking up a DHCP address from the Access point. DO you have a seperate access point & broadband modem , or is it an all in 1 ?

    how many devices do you have connected to your network ? ( someone could have set a short DHCP scope and its become full )
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