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It connects up with no error. I'm able to see the complete configuration.
"Fitz" wrote:
> What happens when you connect the extender directly to the router with a
> network cable? Are you able to access the web interface or do you get an
> error? I think it's 192.168.1.30 (I changed mine to match my router).
>
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> "XPNRS" <XPNRS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A145CBF5-E58E-42DE-82C0-136ACE03217F@microsoft.com...
> > Yes, I did that with both Dlink and Dell Tech Support.
> >
> > "Fitz" wrote:
> >
> >> I use the same D-Link extender with XPPro, XPHome, Win98SE, a Belkin
> >> Pre-N
> >> wireless router, and D-Link wireless USB cards without problem. Are your
> >> sure your IP address and subnets are set correctly? Have you tried
> >> connecting the extender directly to a port on your router to check
> >> configuration?
> >>
> >>
> >> "XPNRS" <XPNRS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:61C54406-CB70-4A5F-AED3-C091E9352999@microsoft.com...
> >> > Thanks for your response. WEP is turned off. Your correct that the
> >> > 2000
> >> > server OS was blown away and XPProf installed. The wireless utility
> >> > has
> >> > been
> >> > reinstalled. I have worked with both DLink and Dell who both assure me
> >> > that
> >> > the Router and Extender are correctly configured. I also installed a
> >> > DLink
> >> > DWL-G630 Wireless Adapter and the Dlink wireless utility. I am also
> >> > unable
> >> > to connect to the extender with this adapter. Someone said to me that
> >> > XP
> >> > does not see the extender(repeater) as a real network and so will not
> >> > connect
> >> > to it. I'm beginning to believe this as I unplug the extender in order
> >> > to
> >> > connect with a poor connection.
> >> >
> >> > Nelson
> >> >
> >> > "Mihai Peicu [MSFT]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Most of the cases when the wireless association is achieved and the IP
> >> >> address is not acquired are caused by a WEP key mismatch. Are you
> >> >> using
> >> >> encryption? This should be one of the first settings to check. How
> >> >> do
> >> >> you
> >> >> configure your wireless client? Are you using the wireless
> >> >> configuration
> >> >> in
> >> >> Windows XP or a vendor provide utility to configure the wireless card?
> >> >>
> >> >> Here are a few comments on your description below. The Windows 2000
> >> >> operating system doesn't offer a wireless configuration service, so I
> >> >> believe you used a vendor provided configuration utility to setup your
> >> >> wireless adapter on Windows 2000 server. In order to migrate from
> >> >> Windows
> >> >> 2000 server to XP professional there is no direct upgrade path, so I
> >> >> understand you performed a clean install of Windows XP Professional.
> >> >> In
> >> >> this case the configuration utility provided with the wireless adapter
> >> >> was
> >> >> no longer on the laptop unless you re-installed it once XP was clean
> >> >> installed.
> >> >>
> >> >> Again, please check that the encryption key configured on the XP
> >> >> client
> >> >> laptop and on the DWL-G800AP match and if you still cannot fix the
> >> >> issue
> >> >> this way - please send a detailed description of the wireless network
> >> >> configuration of the extender and of the network interface on the XP
> >> >> laptop.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
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> >> >>
> >> >> "XPNRS" <XPNRS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:91C54CD4-B42A-4744-8016-E50DB7029824@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > On my home network, I have a DI624 Wireless Router and a DWL-G800AP
> >> >> > Wireless
> >> >> > Range Extender configured as a repeater. My Dell Latitude 100L
> >> >> > laptop's
> >> >> > operating system was upgraded from windows 2000 server to XP
> >> >> > professional.
> >> >> > Now I can no longer connect to my home network through the Extender.
> >> >> > If I
> >> >> > move next to the router I do connect. However, I am not getting
> >> >> > assigned
> >> >> > an
> >> >> > IP when I try to connect through the Extender. I upgraded the
> >> >> > onboard
> >> >> > wireless Adapter driver to 3.100.35.1 but this did not help. I also
> >> >> > upgraded
> >> >> > the firmware in the DWL-G800AP to 1.5. What can I do to connect to
> >> >> > my
> >> >> > network
> >> >> > through the Extender?
> >> >>
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