No problem. All this was new to me too not long ago.
Do you happen to know if the wireless router
(modem
) you're connecting to is set for B mode
(or combined B and G mode
)?
If you can't connect with DHCP enabled, maybe you'll have better luck entering the IP address manually:
1
) Open the Command Prompt on your PC, type
ipconfig, and press Enter. You should see three sets of digits and dots called IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway. The first and third of those should look like this: 192.168.x.x
(with the first 'x' representing either 1 or 0, and the second 'x' representing a one-digit or two-digit number. The second number
(Subnet Mask
) should look something like this: 255.255.x.x.
2
) Open Network in the Control Panel on the 720, select one of the Agere drivers, and then tap on "Properties." If enabling DHCP is checked, and if you've already tried that setting without success, try checking the other choice
(to enter the IP address manually
). Then enter the same numbers you saw in step 1
) above for each of the values named
(IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway - actually the Subnet Mask will enter itself automatically after you enter the IP address
) - except change the number after the last dot in the IP address to something close to it
(eg, if it was 45 above, try entering 44 instead
).
Bear in mind something else: some brands of WiFi cards may work more reliably in Windows CE devices than others. With the Agere driver you're using, I use an ORiNOCO WiFi card produced by Agere Systems itself. A slightly earlier model produced by Lucent Technologies also works consistently for most CE device users who have tried it. A later version by Proxim, however, does not seem to work consistently with as many CE devices as the older Lucent or Agere versions. A lot of wireless-B cards are still available on eBay, often for very low prices. You might consider shopping around for a second card as a backup choice.
