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polimedia
08-17-2003, 06:31 PM
Hi I hope this issue is not well documented somewhere, I could not find it anyway.
I access the net with WL110 and with BT (using a European NX73).
If I switch the network profile from wifi to BT, even without connecting, when I try to reconnect to my home AP I do connect, but I do not get the right Gateway and DNS address.
I realized that it's enough changing my Clič IP, or using DHCP to solve the problem, so I created a second profile for the purpose (with the different IP). This is not of course a big problem, but it bothers me as I switch profiles pretty often and I was wondering if it's a bug or some wrong setting.
Thanks for the help
Carlo :)

n2ifp
08-17-2003, 07:24 PM
I believe a lot has to do with the anemic Sony driver. I have 3 Clies here. I could never connect reliably without using static settings. That means populating the Gateway and DNS manually.

Over time, the feedback from users is mixed, mostly it depended on who made the Wireless Access Point, some appeared to work better than others.

Check the OEM often for firmware updates.

polimedia
08-18-2003, 12:45 AM
Thanks Larry,
it looks like you are just right, I have a home AC from 3Com (AP 2000) but it works just right with the rest of the lan.
WIth Clie I have used all static data (IP and DNS) as this seems the only way to let the Clič find the right DNS server. IP works both automatic and static (I use static because it's faster and I can get the connection also when the signal is weaker).
Anyway WIFI for me does what I need, the only strange behaviour is when I switch connection to BT-BPRS access, and WIFI does not find the DNS anymore, even if I have setttled it by hand on Clič.
Thanks again