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More info?)
"Jeff Liebermann" <jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 11:03:57 GMT, "Ciccio" <wkerr@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Has anybody experienced any problems with the D-Link DI 624+ Wireless
Router
> >and MAC Addresss Filtering.
>
> Well, a Google search of the newsgroup will tell you if anyone has had
> this problem in the past.
>
> >Whenever I enable MAC Address filtering, My PC running Windows XP with a
> >DWL-G520+ PCI Card shows a connection but can't actually cnnect to the
> >network. i.e. no IP address, can't ping, can't access internet. Have
> >disbaled XP running wireless and use teh D-Link utility. Also have the
> >latest firmware on the Router.
>
> Well, you're on this page:
>
>
http://support.dlink.com/techtool/di624/emulator/adv_filters_mac.html
> Do you have the "only ALLOW computers..." checked, or do you have
> "only DENY computers..." checked? Getting it backwards seems to be a
> common problem.
>
(not shouting just differentiating) I USE "ONLY ALLOW COMPUTER ETC"
> I'll assume that everything works normally with MAC address filtering
> turned off.
YEP EVERYTHING WORKS FINE WITH FILTERING OFF. ALWAYS HAVE TO RESET THE
ROUTER TO DEFUALT AFTER APPLYING FILTERING
> I'll assume that "disbaled XP running Wireless" means that you've
> disabled the "Wireless Zero Config" service. Good idea.
YES
> Typo errors in the MAC address are a common problem. Sometimes, the
> MAC address on the wireless cards (DWL-G520+) does not agree with that
> printed on the card. That's because Windoze stores the cards MAC
> address and uses the stored address. The easiest way to get the
> correct MAC address is to temporarily disable filtering and extract it
> from the DHCP client list box.
>
> Note that the word "Clone" is a bad choice of words because it implies
> that the address cloned will somehow become the MAC address of the
> router (as is common practice for ISP's that use MAC address
> authentication). Not so. "Copy" or "Add to List" would be a more
> suitable phrase.
>
THANKS JEFF I'LL GIVE THE ABOVE A GO AND WILL HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO RELAY MY
SUCCESS
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