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Ethernet USB Wifi Adapter Not Responding?

Started by BigWarpGuy, 2008.01.22, 20:35:07

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BigWarpGuy

I finally got around to connecting the D-Link DWL-G730AP to my Thinkpad that runs eCS 1.2r. I typed in the url that is in the manuel - http://192.168.0.30 - but it does not connect to the adapter. Am I doing this correctly? It came with a network cable but the manuel mentions an ordinary cable. Should I try a different cable? Is there another url that I should try to configure the adapter?  ???
8)

Fahrvenugen

Hi,

While I have never used one of those specific adapters, it should be fairly straight forward.

From looking at the specifications of the adapter on the DLINK website, it looks like what the adapter does is connect to the computer via plain old Ethernet cable, and then acts as a wireless router or adapter, depending on how it is set.  As such, it should be relatively straight forward to make work in OS/2.

Make sure you have the Ethernet cable connected from your computer to the adapter, and the adapter powered (it looks like there is the option of powering it via either a USB cable or a power adapter)

Make sure eCS is set to use DHCP on that network adapter you have the unit plugged into.  And of course perform a reboot on the computer.

It *should* set an IP address for eCS via DHCP.  To check this, you can start up DHCPMON and see what it says your IP address and default gateway / default route is.  Alternatively you can open up a command prompt and run a:

netstat -a
(this will tell you the IP addresses of all your network adapters)
netstat -r
(this will tell you information from your routing table, along with your default route)

If things are working, DHCP should have assigned an address to your local network adapter of something like 192.168.0.x and assigned a default route / gateway of either 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.0.30

As an intermediate step, you can try pinging the unit from a command prompt (just type ping and then the IP address of the unit - either the default route / gateway or the 192.168.0.30).  If you get replies then you know you're at least talking to the adapter.

If that is the case, try opening up Firefox and go to url:  http://192.168.0.30 or http://192.168.0.1 (depending on which shows up, or try them both and see).  You should be able to access the on-board setup utility for that device.

Hope this helps!





BigWarpGuy

Thank you for the information. I will give what you have suggested a try.  8)

BigWarpGuy

result of netstat -a
addr 127.0.0.1 interface 9 mask 0x000000 broadcast 127.0.0.1
multicast addrs: 224.0.0.1

addr 0.0.0.0 interface 0 mask 0xffffff broadcast 0.0.0.0
multicast addrs: 224.0.0.1

result of netstat -r
destination 127.0.0.1 router 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.255 metric 0 flags UH intrf lo

It is not the results that you mentioned. I will try a different network cable.

I believe it is setup for DHCP since it tries to get a setting and then indicates 'press enter' and 'will run in the back ground' when it is booting. Could it be my Thinkpad T23 wearing out?   ???

BigWarpGuy

I figured out what I was doing wrong. I did not set the computers ip address as static. I set it for 192.168.0.31 using a subnet of 255.255.255.0 .  Itried 192.168.0.30 and was able to access the portable wifi router.

"The default IP address for the DWL-G730AP is 192.168.0.30 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 . You will need to assign your computer a static ip address within the same range as the DWLG730AP's ip address for the purpose of configuring the DWL-G730AP."  This was on the front cover of the manual under 'Before You Begin'. It would be under the 'if all else fails, read the instructions". :)

I assume that one changes it back to DHCP once it is setup? ??? I have completed setting it up. :)

Fahrvenugen

#5
Interesting...  but glad you got it to work.

I don't know if it'll go  back to DHCP or not.  But, if it is working by setting a static IP, then it may just be easiest to leave it that way.  There's nothing wrong with setting the IP as static.

From OS/2's perspective, the one thing you may have to do using  a static IP is to set the default gateway in the TCP/IP configuration.  You'll probably need to set it to 192.168.0.30  based on the information you've provided (you can find this on the Routing page of the TCP/IP setup, just click the Add button and under Router put the 192.168.0.30, make sure the Default radio button is selected.  It also sometimes helps to turn on IP Forwarding on this page too) .  You may also have to set the DNS server setting(s) to use 192.168.0.30 too.  You can find this on the Host Names page and click Add on the Name Resolution tab.  Of course, after changing these settings you'll have to reboot.

Once you're into the wireless setup in the web browser, you'll have to go through the steps to get it to connect wirelessly to a network.  Hopefully that'll be fairly straight forward.

BigWarpGuy

Thank you for the information. I will give it a try.   8)

BigWarpGuy

I was able to set up the wifi pocket router. The information given worked. Thanks.   8)

I tried to connect to the wifi router I have on my cable modem but could not figure how todo it. Any help would be appreciated. I tried wlan but it does not see any drivers/cards. Is this the program to use or is there another one that works with my wifi pocket router?  ??? 

The Blue Warper

#8
Judging from the picture on D-Link website (http://www.dlink.com/products/resource.asp?pid=346&rid=1259&sec=0), you should set your wireless Pocket Router/AP to whatever mode you need.  So, if you'd like to connect to your home wifi router, you should set the DWL-G730AP to APC Wireless Client (and maybe also change configuration settings, if any, in the web-based management interface: but I don't know this adapter, so I'm not sure if you need to take this further step too).  Just a suggestion, though.

warpcafe

Hi BWG,

first:
WLAN does not see any devices because you are not using a WLAN NIC - instead you are using the D-Link device that is attached to the usual LAN socket with an Ethernet patch cable and has built-in configuration that is not (does not need to be) controlled by an additional driver/program.
Basically, (and from personal experience) that sometimes is not as confortable at first, but it's far better than having to mess with drivers and non-supported WiFi Nics... ;)

Next:
From your description I understand that you have a DSL/cable (whatever) modem. The necessary so-called "built-in dial-up" to your ISP is handled by the router attached to the cable I suppose. I guess you are using that router also in a cabled/wired fashion, right? And the machine(s) attached are able to access the internet - correct?

Then, I would first check to see...
- if the WiFi part (AP) of router is enabled
- if the WiFi access is not restricted to specific MAC ardesses
- the settings for broadcasting the SSID (on/off)
- the settings for wireless security (open?WEP?WPA(2))? and encryption (none, TKIP, AES...?)

The above should be retrievable from the router setup menu (I think it's browser-based?).
Note the information, then make sure the DLink is switched to "APC Wirelss Client", launch the DLink setup (browser-based?) and put in the according (matching) settings.

If your WiFi router DOES broadcast its SSID, you should also be able to scan for it.
Usually, one would do that with either operating system provided software (like in XP "view available wireless networks") or with 3rd party tools (like in eCS with (x)wlan). But: That works only with "real" WiFi nics. As you are using something attached to ethernet port, you will have to do it someway else. I believe that the DLink should also have (from the browser-based setup cfg program) a "tab" or screen where you can scan for available networks... :)

Tell us how far you get and we'll see what we can do to make it do the rest too... ;)

HTH
Thomas
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