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[Jim Allman <jim AT ibang.com>]

On Sep 12, 2004, at 10:31 AM, James Dasher wrote:
> I normally have no problems accessing wireless networks - except in 
> one place (Cup-A-Joe in Mission Valley, if you're curious).
>
> I've seen people using PowerBooks access that network with no 
> problems.  And my iBook joins the network, but I can't connect via 
> that network to the Internet.
>
> Once, after numerous troubleshooting efforts, the folks behind the 
> counter rebooted their router/WiFi, and I managed to have a happy 
> browsing and emailing experience.  But I still can't just show up, 
> open the laptop, andget to work.
>
> Anybody else have the same (or a similar) problem?  Or have any 
> suggestions for something to try?

James,

I always have exactly the same problem at Cup-a-Joe (12" G4 Powerbook, 
OS X 10.3.5). I can easily join the local network, but not the Net. 
Email, web browser, ping--nothing works. I've compared my setting with 
happy Mac surfers, but I have yet to find a pattern or fix, sorry.

I've traced it as far as the auto-assignment of my IP address, which is 
somehow incompatible with the local WiFi router. I suspect that I'm 
somehow being assigned an IP that's already in use, but that's just a 
hunch.

So these days, I just try for a connection when I arrive (which always 
fails), then I ask the folks at the counter to restart the router. I'd 
rather not do it, since it causes a momentary hiccup for everyone who's 
connected, but I don't know what else to do. Dave (the owner) will 
usually do it, and some of the braver baristas.

  =jimA=

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Jim Allman
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