i know this sounds fimiliar... but on my x5 ppc2002, in internet explorer, i always get a "page not found" error. I have tried the welcome.exe thing but that does nothing. I get an IP adress and the signal is strong. BAHHHH why me!!

Did you start PIE after your WiFi card was assigned an IP?

I've found on mine that if PIE was started before my WiFi card got an IP, it would give me a 'Page Not Found' error. Just close PIE with switcher bar and start it up again. Also, make sure your card isn't in 'power save' mode, it turns out that that option actually turns the card off.

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i'll try it tomorrow at school!

If you truly have a valid IP number, the 'page not found' problem with the X5 is typically due to not having the proper DNS assigned by the router. Try connecting with an IP number such as Google at http://216.239.39.99/

Check the WiFi How-to linked from my signature for more troubleshooting help.

-Ike-

     

The school also might have WEP, because I know some places I get a good signal, but I always get the Page Cannot Be Found, even after I tried my own little "welcome.exe" trick.

Ask the principal for the WEP Password.

ok, i'm back... nothing seems to work... i just got off the phone with dell and sandisk... they are all clueless. I can ping just fine but that damn thingamabob aint workin... time to get an x30?

Sandisk WiFi? That may be your trouble, it's too new and the drivers are intended for WM2003. It might work if you upgraded.

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ok i'm still on 2002, but i can borrow a copy of 2003 from another kid at school... sandisk had caused me so many problems... oh well

2003 with no luck... you think it could be a proxy problem? do i need to enter the schools proxy server ip somewhere?

did u specify the default gateway? the ip address that ur getting is not 169.254.something.something is it?