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Everything Else => Zaurus Distro Support and Discussion => Distros, Development, and Model Specific Forums => Archived Forums => Sharp ROMs => Topic started by: DaveAnderson on November 22, 2004, 01:34:02 pm
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Strange problem. Pretec wifi card. I can access the net just fine at my job - straight up through DHCP and automatic SSID. D-Link router.
At home - Linksys router - I cannot, for the life of me, get online. I've tried everything - DHCP/No-Dhcp (static), manually setting ssid, different channels, etc. With Static it fires up, but I can't communicate with my network. I guess the network comes up simply because it is static. With automatic, it never is able to get up and get an IP.
I know my home router is okay. I have a laptop at home that gets on just fine - dynamic or static IP. I know the WLAN card is okay, since it works at my job. I actually had Pretec replace the card, on the off chance it was the card, but it wasn't. I know my Zaurus is okay as well. The only conclusions I can come up with is a compatibility issue with the card and my router.
At home I am in an apartment complex and I know there is at least one other apartment with a router. But that shouldn't cause a problem if I manually set ssid and tried different channels, right?
I'm a tech and believe I've run through all the basics. I've setup dozens of wifi setups and am very confident I'm not missing something obvious.
Any thoughts?
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Did you try tearing down all security and connecting, and then building your security up piece by piece?
I find at home I have to set up WEP Encryption, but NOT authentication. Otherwise it won't work.
The downside is that ANYONE can get onto my network (if they spoof their MAC address since I filter MAC addresses), but they cannot pass any traffic until they get the right WEP key.