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by jeff

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Here's my problem:

I have a D-Link DI-711 Broadband Wireless Gateway/Firewall and mutiple D-Link DWL 120 USB adpaters. Most computers that have these adapters connect to the Internet just fine, but I have 2 computers(1 is WinXP PRO & 1 is Win98)that have trouble connecting to the Internet. What is perplexing is that on the WinXP Pro computer I can release and renew the IP address without a hitch. However, I cannot get IE to display a web page. When I view the Activity monitor for the wireless adapter I see that Packets are being sent but Packets Received is 0. Anyone that can provide me help with this matter will get the points that I have assigned to this question. Thanks in advance. Also, is there a good resource on setting upand configuring wireless networks? A resource that will tell me what pitfalls to avoid, what kind of interference with wireless I can expect and how to avoid that interference? Also, how many computers can access a wireless access point before there is an "overload"?

Thanks..

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by matsonic_dimm

Dont The Two Computers Have To Be The Same OS To Connect Through A ECM I Thought So Mmmmmmmmm Try Getting A New Driver Or Driver Update Goodluck Bro

by cbach1997

So you are using DHCP for your IP address assigning? If all the values come up ok, then that's one thing. Otherwise I would try entering information within the IP range you desire manually. I would also check ANY settings from a working machine, including DNS routing and such, and compare it to your station that's down. Run through the connection wizard and make sure it's setup for lan connections, not dialup also.

You may also want to go into the control panel for Win98 and the Network/Dialup Connections for XP and make sure that TCP/IP is installed and routing to the network card (in Win98 it will read in the Network panel TCP/IP --> D-Link Dl-711, etc...

Hope this helps, good luck.
cbach1997@hotmail.com

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