From: ml2mst@gmail.com   
      
   Op 1-6-2010 18:44, Peter schreef:   
   > In article<3vmdnfkxQ86LtpjRnZ2dnUVZ_tqdnZ2d@mchsi.com>,   
   > grinder@no.spam.maam.com says...   
   >> On 6/1/2010 10:36 AM, Marti van Lin wrote:   
   >>> Hi Windows XP Experts,   
   >>>   
   >>> I have a question about Windows XP and Wireless networking.   
   >>>   
   >>> Here is the situation:   
   >>>   
   >>> I am currently running Windows XP Home on my Acer Aspire 7220, which   
   >>> originally shipped with Windows Vista Home Basic. Which IMHO was a pig.   
   >>> Out of frustration I installed several GNU/Linux distributions (mostly   
   >>> kept up with the latest Ubuntu release) which ran fine.   
   >>>   
   >>> My family stays in touch using Skype, yet unfortunately the GNU/Linux   
   >>> version of Skype is a POS. My family can see and hear me, but I can't   
   >>> see them.   
   >>>   
   >>> So I replaced Ubuntu 10.04 with Microsoft Windows XP Home and after   
   >>> updates and SP3, Wireless Networking, using WPA2 finally works, but   
   >>> don't ask how.   
   >>>   
   >>> My (secondary) Sitecom Wireless router is connected to a (primary)   
   >>> Emminent router. Under GNU/Linux I could simply use the (secondary)   
   >>> wireless router as a access point (the CAT5 UTP cable from the (primary)   
   >>> Emminent router was simply connected to a random LAN port, which ran   
   >>> fine under GNU/Linux). Under Windows XP I have to connect the CAT5 UTP   
   >>> cable from the (primary) Emminent router to the WAN port of the   
   >>> (secondary) Sitecom Wireless router. Otherwise Windows XP doesn't pick   
   >>> up the Wireless signal at all.   
   >>>   
   >>> I wonder what I've done wrong.   
   >>   
   >> I can't tell what's wrong with your scenario, but I can report that I   
   >> have a similar configuration that works well with several flavors of   
   >> Windows, including XP Home.  A wired linksys router has its WAN port   
   >> connected to a cable modem, and one of it's LAN ports connected to the   
   >> LAN port on a wireless Linksys router.  In fact, I've done this setup   
   >> several times with different brands of hardware and not had any problem.   
   >>   
   >> Moreover, it seems odd to me that your routers would in any way be   
   >> affected by your choice of operating system.  Maybe you have   
   >> mal-configured your routers coincident with this OS change, or have some   
   >> bad drivers on the XP side.   
   >>   
   >   
   > I have 4 or 5 computers using various incarnations of Windows connect to   
   > a similar setup (though slightly reversed). Main cable modem goes to   
   > wireless router. 4 port switch is connected to wireless router through   
   > standard lan ports. What I did have to do, if I recall, was to turn off   
   > DHCP on the 4 port switch, which allowed the wireless router to assign   
   > IPs to all devices connected. Before this I had a hell of a problem   
   > getting things working.   
   >   
   > Other than that it has no problems with any O/S that I connect to it.   
   >   
   Thanks again for all the help and guidance.   
      
   I checked out the settings of the Sitecom Wireless router carefully, but   
   couldn't figure out the cause.   
      
   I booted a Ubuntu GNU/Linux Live CD and the wireless connection worked   
   flawlessly. Thus I installed Windows XP on my dated but still fine   
   working Athlon XP 2000+ desktop (1 GiB RAM, nVidia FX500 GPU) and will   
   install Ubuntu 10.04 as a dualboot on the Acer Aspire 7220.   
      
   With kind regards,   
      
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   |_|0|_| Marti van Lin alias ML2MST   
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