"CTJChan" <siuwon***@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:ctigi7$523$1@titan.btinternet.com...
> Dear All,
>
> I have a curious problem of being unable to accessing the Internet despite
> having no problems connecting to my wireless access point. Identical
> settings using a direct ethernet connection poses no problem. I wonder
> whether this is a known issue and wonder whether anyone can offer a
> solution.
>
> I access my ADSL line via a D-Link DSL504 router to which a Linksys
> Wireless
> 54g wireless access point is connected. Wireless access is secured using a
> WPA-PSK encryption key protocol. My Toshiba Protege R150 notebook runs
> Windows XP Home Edition and connects to the wireless access point without
> any problem. TCP/IP is set to obtain IP address and DNS server
> automatically. The ipconfig command shows that my notebook has been
> automatically assigned the IP address 169.254.182.136 with the subnet mask
> 255.255.0.0. Nothing is assigned for the default gateway or DNS.
>
> If I switch off my wireless device and connect my notebook directly using
> an
> ethernet cable, it goes straight through. Ipconfig then reports an IP
> address of 192.168.0.8 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and the default
> gateway 192.168.0.1. These are all the right numbers.
>
> Now I thought I could solve the problem by directly punching these values
> into the alternate configuration tab under the TCP/IP properties. No! I
> still cannot access the internet via the wireless access point!
> Frustration!!!
>
> The strange things is that I do not have these problems with my ASUS
> notebook running Win2K. I used Linksys notebook wireless adaptor and set
> it
> up in minutes. Of course, with Win2K I have to load the Linksys driver on
> the notebook. Is this a peculiar WinXP problem?
>
> I find this very curious. Has anyone come across this before? I suspect
> someone must have been. If so, can you point me to the right direction. If
> not, can you offer some suggestions?
>
> Most grateful for all your help.
>
> CTJ Chan
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