XP desktops and vista notebook can connect to network but xp notebooks can't?

[Guest gaikokujinkyofusho@gmail.com]

I just got a a linksys wireless router and got it all setup first my

xp notebook, then a vista notebook, then a xp desktop all with no

problem. I next tried to connect another xp notebook and it gave some

strange error (about the IP address) and then i went back to my

notebook and started getting the same error and then with another xp

notebook . Now all the xp notebooks tell me "limited or no

connectivity" when i click on "details" it gives me a funky ip address

(like 254.105.109 instead of a normal 192.168.1.x like the router is

giving to the xp desktops and the vista notebook. The subnet mask is

also different than what i put into the router.

 

I can't figure this out so if any kind soul has some suggestions i

would love to hear them.

 

Cheers

 

-Gaiko

[Guest Joe Grover]

Re: XP desktops and vista notebook can connect to network but xp notebooks can't?

 

If you're getting a 169.254.x.x IP address, that means the computer cannot

obtain an IP address from the DHCP server. Try manually assigning an IP

address and see if you can ping the default gateway. More than likely it's

just a wireless connectivity issue. Try plugging directly into the router

and see if the problem persists.

 

Joe

 

<gaikokujinkyofusho@gmail.com> wrote in message

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>I just got a a linksys wireless router and got it all setup first my

> xp notebook, then a vista notebook, then a xp desktop all with no

> problem. I next tried to connect another xp notebook and it gave some

> strange error (about the IP address) and then i went back to my

> notebook and started getting the same error and then with another xp

> notebook . Now all the xp notebooks tell me "limited or no

> connectivity" when i click on "details" it gives me a funky ip address

> (like 254.105.109 instead of a normal 192.168.1.x like the router is

> giving to the xp desktops and the vista notebook. The subnet mask is

> also different than what i put into the router.

>

> I can't figure this out so if any kind soul has some suggestions i

> would love to hear them.

>

> Cheers

>

> -Gaiko

>

[Guest Jack \(MVP-Networking\).]

Re: XP desktops and vista notebook can connect to network but xp notebooks can't?

 

Hi

Check the Router's DHCP server it might be set to give only two IPs.

If so, change the setting to a larger range.

Otherwise, check the Wireless configuration of the Laptop,

http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html

Jack (MVP-Networking).

 

<gaikokujinkyofusho@gmail.com> wrote in message

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>I just got a a linksys wireless router and got it all setup first my

> xp notebook, then a vista notebook, then a xp desktop all with no

> problem. I next tried to connect another xp notebook and it gave some

> strange error (about the IP address) and then i went back to my

> notebook and started getting the same error and then with another xp

> notebook . Now all the xp notebooks tell me "limited or no

> connectivity" when i click on "details" it gives me a funky ip address

> (like 254.105.109 instead of a normal 192.168.1.x like the router is

> giving to the xp desktops and the vista notebook. The subnet mask is

> also different than what i put into the router.

>

> I can't figure this out so if any kind soul has some suggestions i

> would love to hear them.

>

> Cheers

>

> -Gaiko

>

[Guest gaikokujinkyofusho@gmail.com]

Re: XP desktops and vista notebook can connect to network but xp notebooks can't?

 

Well you got it, i put in an address manually and it worked but i

still can't figure out #1 why it worked on all the xp desktops (that

is they were automatically assigned ip addresses) #2 why all (not just

mine) the xp notebooks aren't being assigned ip addresses manually.

 

Jack(next post) suggested the DHCP server might be giving only two

addresses which might make sense except 2 desktops (wired) and one

notebok (the wireless vista notebook) are already getting a ip

addresses automatically...

 

Any ideas what migh be the problem?

 

On Jul 9, 10:40 am, "Joe Grover" <grover....@acd.net> wrote:

> If you're getting a 169.254.x.x IP address, that means the computer cannot

> obtain an IP address from the DHCP server. Try manually assigning an IP

> address and see if you can ping the default gateway. More than likely it's

> just a wireless connectivity issue. Try plugging directly into the router

> and see if the problem persists.

>

> Joe

>

> <gaikokujinkyofu...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:1184002085.381411.296270@o11g2000prd.googlegroups.com...

>

>

>

> >I just got a a linksys wireless router and got it all setup first my

> > xp notebook, then a vista notebook, then a xp desktop all with no

> > problem. I next tried to connect another xp notebook and it gave some

> > strange error (about the IP address) and then i went back to my

> > notebook and started getting the same error and then with another xp

> > notebook . Now all the xp notebooks tell me "limited or no

> > connectivity" when i click on "details" it gives me a funky ip address

> > (like 254.105.109 instead of a normal 192.168.1.x like the router is

> > giving to the xp desktops and the vista notebook. The subnet mask is

> > also different than what i put into the router.

>

> > I can't figure this out so if any kind soul has some suggestions i

> > would love to hear them.

>

> > Cheers

>

> > -Gaiko- Hide quoted text -

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[Guest gaikokujinkyofusho@gmail.com]

Re: XP desktops and vista notebook can connect to network but xp notebooks can't?

 

Well joe was right about the address not being assigned properly and i

would agree with the wireless problem assumption if i wasnt' having

the same problem on three different notebooks (ie the likelihood of

three different notebooks having the same problem makes me think that

it is not the notebooks themselves) but there is still the vista

notebook which is getting an ip address automatically, no problm.

 

I put in a ip address manually on my computer and viola it connected,

pinged a few addresses and accessed a website.

 

I wanted to follow up on your suggestion though because three

computers (2 desktops and the vista notebook) are automatically being

assigned ip addresses. I have tried shutting those computers down and

then connecting to the wireless network hoping the wireless computers

would automatically get addresses but stil, nada.

 

any other ideas would really be appricated!

 

Cheers

 

-Gaiko

 

On Jul 9, 11:34 am, "Jack \(MVP-Networking\)."

<J...@discussiongroup.com> wrote:

> Hi

> Check the Router's DHCP server it might be set to give only two IPs.

> If so, change the setting to a larger range.

> Otherwise, check the Wireless configuration of the Laptop,http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html

> Jack (MVP-Networking).

>

> <gaikokujinkyofu...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:1184002085.381411.296270@o11g2000prd.googlegroups.com...

>

>

>

> >I just got a a linksys wireless router and got it all setup first my

> > xp notebook, then a vista notebook, then a xp desktop all with no

> > problem. I next tried to connect another xp notebook and it gave some

> > strange error (about the IP address) and then i went back to my

> > notebook and started getting the same error and then with another xp

> > notebook . Now all the xp notebooks tell me "limited or no

> > connectivity" when i click on "details" it gives me a funky ip address

> > (like 254.105.109 instead of a normal 192.168.1.x like the router is

> > giving to the xp desktops and the vista notebook. The subnet mask is

> > also different than what i put into the router.

>

> > I can't figure this out so if any kind soul has some suggestions i

> > would love to hear them.

>

> > Cheers

>

> > -Gaiko- Hide quoted text -

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