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More info?)
Of course, there are some other address ranges you might expect to get: (RFC
1918)
10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255 (10/8 prefix)
172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255 (172.16/12 prefix)
192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255 (192.168/16 prefix)
I only point this out because not all hotspots would use 192.168.x.x (and I
agree this is a little nitpicky but might save the OP some confusion since
they seem somewhat novice).
HTH
"Jeff Liebermann" <jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 13:09:17 GMT, Shel
> <sisaac.control@netaccess.control.com> wrote:
>
> >I'm new at laptops and wireless networking.
> >
> >I took my just-acquired laptop with Win98 and WaveBuddy wi-fi card to a
> >free Internet hot spot.
> >
> >The program that monitors the card showed adequate signal strength and
> >signal quality.
> >
> >But when I asked an e-mail program to access pop3.myrealbox.com, or a
> >telnet program to access unix5.netaxs.com , they protested they couldn't
> >find a DNS server.
>
> Well, it might be intentional. Some free hot spots want you to
> register first to keep the spammers off their system. Another problem
> is that some free hotspot owners limit the number of users by
> restricting the number of IP's available via DHCP. This isn't a great
> way to do that, and causes quite a bit of head scratching.
>
> However, if it's not a registration or creative configuration issue,
> you might not be getting an IP address delivered via DHCP from the hot
> spot router.
> For Windoze 98, open a DOS window with:
> Run -> command
> and run:
> ipconfig
> or just run:
> winipcfg
>
> You should have an IP address something like 192.168.xxx.xxx on the
> wireless card interface. If you get 169.254.xxx.xxx, DHCP is not
> working correctly. This sometimes happens if you leave your computer
> in "suspend" or "hibernate" mode, which has a previous wireless IP
> address saved, and for which Windoze sees no good reason to ask for a
> new one. You can kick start a DHCP request with:
> ipconfig /release_all
> Wait about 10-15 seconds. Then run:
> ipconfig /renew_all
> It should show 192.168.xxx.xxx for the IP address. If so, you should
> be able to surf. Also, try a reboot.
>
> To check if you have a DNS server assigned, run:
> ipconfig /all | more
>
> If that doesn't work, then your laptop may be set to require WEP/WPA
> encryption, while the free hot spot router wants no encryption.
>
>
> --
> Jeff Liebermann jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us
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