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Newsgroups: tex.com.ml.ukha_d
Sent: 15 March 2002 11:13
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] WAP11
Problem
I
have also a problem, but it's not a problem really.
Last
night, I started playing with my AP about midnight. I have wired LAN, so I
plugged AP into switch and installed SNMP config utility. And read manual
which was a bit confusing and suggesting to set subnet mask the same like
on
wired LAN and keep IP address outside.
Didn't have sense but I followed instructions and, of course, didn't
work. I was tired, and went to bed.
Today, I downloaded manual from their site, and this one has more
sense.
I
suppose that Doug has the same configuration like me. He got AP and card
(not
cards), so I suppose that he wants to connect AP to his wired
LAN.
There are two tools to configure AP, USB and SNMP. I prefer SNMP
because I don't have to bring PC for configuring AP within the range of USB
cable.
Especially, if AP is mounted somewhere high and cable is 1.5m
only.
So I
installed SNMP util and it should find AP, but it
can't.
On
my network I have server with ADSL modem and ICS. ICS works in a way that
machine where it runs becomes a small DHCP server, that machine
automatically
gets IP address 192.168.0.1. and subnet mask
255.255.255.0.
Therefore, all the machines on my LAN must be within that subnet.
They
should be DHCP enabled and ICS machine will assign them IP address from the
pool 192.168.0.2 - 192.168.0.254.
By
default, AP has IP address 192.168.1.250 and that's why my laptop cannot
talk
to it and AP cannot be found.
What
I plan to do is:
Change my laptop IP settings from DHCP enabled to static
192.168.1.251
with subnet mask 255.255.255.0.
Then
it should be able to find AP. Then change settings of AP, from static
address
to DHCP enabled.
When
AP reboots, it should obtain IP address from DHCP server (ICS machine) and
become a member of my subnet.
My
laptop settings could be moved back to DHCP enabled.
I'm
pretty sure that it will work then.
Doug, does this have sense to you?
Regards,
Nik
> Got my WAP-11 and Orinoco card today
and trying to get them
> up and working tonight but I am not getting
anywhere.
>
> Card is installed OK and reports Excellent radio
connection
> (it should be cause they are on the same desk). But
link
test
> reports No Connection and all packets lost.
>
>
What worries me is that the Green Act light on the WAP11 is
>
permanently flashing madly - it did this first time I
>
plugged
it in. As I have no other Wireless devices this worries me.
>
>
Is this unusual ? Could it be something to do with my
> environment
or is the unit maybe faulty ?
>
Doug,
First don't
worry, the kit is from first line distributors if its duff
it will get
replaced, when Mark and I got our AP (from the same source)
Mark's AP
was
DOA, they replaced it no problems. With the amount of kit
we got I
expect
to get some DOA
Expect to see the AP's light flash very fast say
about 15Hz. Do you have
a wireless phone in the house ? If so this may
be
making the lamp flash,
but don't worry they can co exist together no
problem.
On your card there are two LED's, if the card is up you
should see one
green led all the time the other should flash as data is
transferred.
Double check the AP setup on USB When you boot your
laptop (I assume
it's a laptop) watch the LED's on the card you should
get one green then
after a few seconds you get a burst of data this is
your laptop getting
its ip, then login. Go to command prompt and do
ipconfig /all check to
see what ip address you have been given if its in
the range of your
network it looks like they are talking. Also try from
the laptop a
search for computer, but enter the ip address not the name
of a pc on
your lan.
Does your card see the AP ? If yes can you
ping a address on your lan ?
Setup a share on your lan and try to
connect
to it ?
Try this and report back your findings, also what OS is on
your lan and
your laptop.
You can ring me at home in the morning
between 8:00 and 9:30 my number
was posted on habuy. After 9:30 try my
mobile it can be found on the
invoice note the code in now 07973. You
could also try me at one of my
customers after about 10:30 01274 777 666
no problem receiving calls.
John
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