Re: [Wirelessdriver-support] Problems with Buffalo card

[Michael B. <mb...@zo...>]

On Thursday, March 27, 2003, at 04:38  PM, Robert Engstr=F6m wrote:

> On torsdag, mar 27, 2003, at 09:59 Europe/Stockholm, Howarth, Mark=20
> EDS-DWP ITPD DLS Futures wrote:
>
>> Wondering if someone could help me...
>>
>> I am trying to get my Buffalo WLI-PCM-LL11-GP3 wireless PCMCIA card=20=

>> to work with my=A0 Powerbook G3/333 (bronze keyboard).=A0 I am =
running OS=20
>> 10.2.4.=A0 I have installed the wireless drivers fine and the card is=20=

>> detected and available as en2 but I cannot get it to pick up an=20
>> address from DHCP.=A0 I am connecting to my Belkin AP using WEP128 =
and=20
>> this seems to be ok (I get signal strength and its MAC address=20
>> returned).=A0 Whenever I look at the TCP/IP settings pane it shows an=20=

>> unsuitable IP address (which it says is self-assigned).=A0 I am=20
>> probably missing something simple - help!!
>>
>> Mark.
>
> Unfortunately the Wireless driver does not support WEP encryption on=20=

> 99% of the WLan cards. Turn off WEP and you should be able to surf.
> //Rob

One additional possibility (that you may already have considered) is=20
your access point may need to be power cycled -- unplug it for a few=20
seconds then plug in again, and reboot your computer. Maybe not the=20
issue in this case, but for our cable modem service it seems like every=20=

few months something happens and I need to do this...

--Michael B, University of Vermont