Re: Linksys WRT54G with Vista

On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:33:33 -0800, ChrisBanks00
<ChrisBanks00@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I am using a Linksys WRT54G v6 with 1.01.1 firmware.
>
>I have a Dell desktop with XP plugged into the linksys and a HP laptop
>running Vista. When the laptop comes out of sleep mode, it will connect to
>the wireless network but cannot access anything. It will also stop the Dell
>desktop from accessing the internet. The only fix is to unplug/plug in the
>Linksys router. Once this is done everything works until the laptop goes into
>sleep mode again. Unplugging the router 2-3 times a day is getting old. Any
>help is greatly appreciated.

Where do your systems get their IP addresses? Is is possible the HP
lures the Dell into forming an "ad-hoc" network with "Automatic
Private Addresses" (169.254...) when it wakes up? So they can see each
other but not the internet? And power cycling the router causes both
machines to see a new network connection and request new DHCP
addresses that do see the internet? Check the network connection
"status" on both machines in each state.

Loren