Acquiring network address

[Cornerstone]

Hi,

I would appreciate any help here...

Setup:
Linksys wireless router
3 wireless XP PC's
1 wireless Windows 2003 server

All worked fine until I set a WAP key on the router.

I went and connected and entered the key on the XP's and they are fine.

Went to the 2003 server, entered the key and it is stuck on Acquiring a network address. When I manually entered TCP/IP and DNS entries on the server it connected to the wireless router but I could not get onto the internet.

Any ideas?

Rick

 

[Spirit]

My gut feeling would be incompatable w/card.

If you have access to a different make and/or model of wireless card I would give that a bash.

Then try removing all security from the linksys to see if that is affecting it. If you can connect with no wireless key required then add a layer of security testing each time.

When you manually assign the UIP and DNS are those setting i9dentical to the PC's? When you're connected with static information on the server when you try to ping tek-tips.com does it resolve to the IP? Or just say unknown?

Iain

 

[force5]

What are you using to manage the wireless card on the server?

 

[Cornerstone]

I downloaded a new driver for the card. I then made sure of the settings: WPA PSK on both router and wireless connection, also made sure algorith was the same on both-AES. All is working now.

Not sure if it is the new driver or if I did not have the algorithm or security mode the same.

Anyway-thanks for pointing out the new driver. I now have an updated software package to manage the card too.

Rick