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JakeRich · 04-11-03, 09:28 AM

Download vxUtil. Run it with the Ambicom installed to see what the IP number you are using is.

Compare that to what your network uses. You didn't mention how you are assigning IP numbers, but the DWL120 is not a router, so it is not serving as the DHCP server. The Ambicom is not getting an IP number so it is probably defaulting to a 169.x.x.x number. You have a couple of choices: set up DHCP somewhere in the network, or assign a fixed IP number to the Axim in the LAN.

A much cleaner alternative is to get a Wireless Router. These routers have a DHCP server in them and the Ambicom will get an IP number automatically from that server when it connects. The router will connect directly to your network. I put my router just after my cable modem, so the cable company sees just one device. The network then shares the connection with the pc's in my home network (5 of them). All my PCs get IPs from the router, including wireless and wired. Send me a private message with your email address and I'll send you a diagram of what I did.

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JakeRich Aximsite Hall of Fame Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 7,875 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Download vxUtil. Run it with the Ambicom installed to see what the IP number you are using is. Compare that to what your network uses. You didn't mention how you are assigning IP numbers, but the DWL120 is not a router, so it is not serving as the DHCP server. The Ambicom is not getting an IP number so it is probably defaulting to a 169.x.x.x number. You have a couple of choices: set up DHCP somewhere in the network, or assign a fixed IP number to the Axim in the LAN. A much cleaner alternative is to get a Wireless Router. These routers have a DHCP server in them and the Ambicom will get an IP number automatically from that server when it connects. The router will connect directly to your network. I put my router just after my cable modem, so the cable company sees just one device. The network then shares the connection with the pc's in my home network (5 of them). All my PCs get IPs from the router, including wireless and wired. Send me a private message with your email address and I'll send you a diagram of what I did.