On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 09:10:18 -0500, "Robert W. King" <rob***@wildweasel.net>
wrote:

>Hi folks!
>
>I have an IBM ThinkPad A21m that can use with either a wired or a wireless
>connection by swapping out the PC Cards. The wired connection is a D-Link
>DFE-690TXD CardBus card. The wireless connection is a D-Link
>DWL-G650. My wireless access point is a D-Link DWL-2100AP which is
>daisy-chained to a D-Link DSS-5+. The latter also acts as the port for the
>wired connection. I'm running Windows XP Pro on both machines.
>
>My desktop machine dial-up modem connection is shared, so the ThinkPad IP
>address should be 192.168.0.xxx. If I have the ThinkPad to obtain an IP
>address automatically, when using the wired connection, it properly
>configures itself, and the ThinkPad can share files with the desktop and
>access the Internet. However, if I use the wireless connection and attempt
>to obtain an address automatically, the ThinkPad comes up with
>169.254.xxx.xxx. Obviously, that won't work. If I force the issue by
>specifying an IP address of 192.168.0.xxx, I'm able to copy files back and
>forth between the machines. However, I am NOT able to access the Internet
>from the ThinkPad via the shared modem on the desktop.
>
>I hasten to add that originally everything was working whether I was working
>in wired or wireless mode. So I have to presume that I've mis-configured
>something. But for the life of me, after a week of fooling with the thing I
>can't figure out what I need to do to correct the situation.
>
>Can any of you kind folks point out my foolishness and tell me how to fix
>it?