Wireless LAN problem..

[TurtleMan]

Hi, i have SMC Wireless Barricade Router, then the 3Com® 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card with XJACK® Antenna
I have the 3com pc card plug into my laptop, and everything is set
i can receive strong single from my smc router, and the status is connected,
and the thing did show i have got a ip address from the router , but do i need to put in like DNS or watever ?
i still can not go on the internet with my laptop, is there anything else i need to setup for it ?
please help me !!

 

[Rallispec]

do you have a cable connection... what is your ISP?

can you get on the internet from wired computers hooked up to the router?

have gone into the router control panel settings and set them to what they need to be?

 

[TurtleMan]

yes i have connection on the wired one, my isp is earthlink/mindspring
i set the wireless channel to 6 , and that's all i need to do , and internet is still not working ..

 

[Rallispec]

can you ping your other computer?

you siad you are getting an IP address from the router?

 

[ktwebb]

<< i set the wireless channel to 6 , and that's all i need to do >>



Unless your getting interference, setting the channel on the AP/Router doesnt really matter. The client will scan until it finds an AP. The SSID, on the other hand, is a critical factor. Chances are the AP is set to broadcast, and since you say you have a strong signal, that probably doesnt matter either. The way to test your connectivity: Assign an IP manually, on the same network ID as the router and ping the router. If you can ping, then your certainly have connectivity. Manually assigning gateway and DNS may solve your web browser issues.

 

[TurtleMan]

WHEW , it finally work now ~~ thanks guys
but i only have 1 more slight problem .. this SMC router gets HOT ~!
and it says the range suppose be like 100feet or something like that ... i lived in apt,
and i received no reception in the living room ... which is just less than 10 feet away from the router ..
no wall .. the apt is like build on wood or something , and clear path too , door are all open ..
so anyone know wat's up now ? thanks !