Weird WiFi Problem J728

Hi Folks,

me again. Yesterday I "reconditioned" my Jornada from a backup. Since then I am only able to connect to my desktop PC via WiFi (accessing shared Drive). Connecting to internet via EDGE modem however is fine.

WiFi is 64bit WEP with a 5-digit ASCII-key. I am using an Orinoco Gold Card. Desktop doesn´t have WiFi, but is wired to the WiFi-Router. Desktop DOES have Internet access, but Jornada DOESN´T. I can ping successfully the Desktop (and vice versa) but I CAN´T ping the router from Jornada.

The weird thing is that I can access the files on my desktop via wifi, but for some stupid reason I am NOT able to connect to the internet, although I am using THE SAME CONNECTION.

WHY? Anybody out there with a solution perhaps? This is driving me nuts....I can´t find the problem.

Edited by woolfman 2013-07-14 9:48 AM

One thing, have you checked the clock settings? I don't know, but sometimes, when clock date is set back to a past time, it doesn't connect.

Thanks for the hint, but I can confirm that time/date on all devices are the same with minimal difference (minutes to seconds).

What configuration does ipconfig reveal?

What exactly do you want to know?

I think you know but ipconfig can be viewed through command prompt.

but then.. I forget, does Handheld PC 2000 have command prompt?

Edited by stingraze 2013-07-15 4:52 PM

Adress, mask, gateway.

Edited by Alt Bass 2013-07-15 4:55 PM

Hi,

Please go throught the wireless troubleshooter
http://www.hpcfactor.com/support/cesd/h/0051.asp

Address Router 192.168.200.1
Address Desktop 192.168.200.7
Address Jornada 192.168.200.3
Mask Jornada 255.255.255.0
Gateway 192.168.200.1

Gateway and Mask are the same for PC and Jornada.

For reasons I don´t understand I CAN connect with Jornada to the internet (just found out) when my PC is powered OFF. That is beyond me, since I can´t seem to find a conflict anyway....

Why?

Oh man. Now I found out.

Seems like you can´t do 2 things at the same time: connect to a PC (filesharing) AND connect to internet (browser) WITH THE SAME Gateway. How would I know?

Well...it can be so simple. Anybody ever experienced this himself? Would be interesting to know who else had that problem.

My o my. How annoying. And I thought having a Gateway set on the router would make life easier configuring for every device connected to it.

I'm not sure that I understand what you are saying the problem is?

You can access the Internet and access LAN file shares (\\server\share) at the same time from a Jornada. As long as you aren't using 192.168.55.x you can ActiveSync at the same time too.

Why don't you just let your router DHCP the client addresses?

Edit: That is wrong. For some reason I got internet for a few minutes, and then it went away. Connection to PC however always is still fine, Activesync also works.

It doesn´t matter whether I turn DHCP off/on on the router, Jornada doesnt connect to Internet. I cant even Ping the router; pinging from the router however works.

What am I doing wrong?

Edited by woolfman 2013-07-15 10:35 PM

Yup.

Something strange again.

When I ping Jornada from the router, I suddenly can connect with Jornada to the internet. When I don´t do it, I never get a connection established. Has someone an explanation for this???

Hm.. interesting. Well if you can ping, you are really connected to router. Maybe it's a bit unstable?