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Terp
January 10th 04, 10:17 AM
I have tried to set a static ip (in the 192.168.0.*
range) on the tablet and am unable to ping 192.168.0.1 .

:(


>-----Original Message-----
>I am attempting to configure ics to function over an
>adhoc wireless network and a regular wired network. I
>have bridged the 2 adapters on the host box (wifi and
lan
>wired), set up ics and the wired network functions
>normally.
>
>Despite following the procedure outlined here,
>http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/1/e/a1efd204-
>bcac-4b0e-8d3a-d16aadbc1dbb/AdHocICS.doc , my wireless
>box (a Viewsonic V1100 Tablet) is not assigned a proper
>198.168.*.* ip by the host but instead display only a
>169.*.*.* ip (signifying Dhcp issues.
>
>The ad hoc wireless connection itself seems to be
running
>properly as both the host and client recognize one
>another and appear to be connected.
>
>Releasing and renew has no effect. Losing the bridge
and
>running ICS only to the wifi adapter has no effect.
>
>The wifi adapter on the host box is a DLink DWL-520+ and
>the one in the tablet is an Intel Pro/Wireless 2011b Lan
>3A.
>
>Encryption is not the problem since I am not running any
>atm (ph34r the wardrivers!) -- encryption is a whole
>other problem: "data frame errors - check WEP settings"
on
>tablet.
>
>Anyways, I provided a bit of info and would appreciate
>any help.
>
>Thanks,
>Youngun
>
>.
>

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