OT: Internet connection okay, but no access.

[Michael Butash]

169 autoconfigure addresses occur when you have link, set for dhcp, and 
no dhcp response with an address.  It gives the interface "something" to 
satiate netlink.  This usually means wireless security isn't working, or 
at least the router doesn't think you are.

Make sure it *is* connecting to the router ssid and passing security. 
Check the router likes the client security session too from logs, and be 
suspect of the wireless driver stack for the device.  With just about 
anything but an intel nic, wireless under windoze was a crapshoot with 
xp, never actually used vista/7 to know how quirky they are with 
drivers/hardware.

If dhcp is wonky on the router, you could configure it with another ip 
address out of the subnet statically, just check another host for the 
subnet, mask, gateway, and dns servers to replicate manually.  I'm 
thinking if you're not getting dhcp, this won't work.  If not, suspect 
the wireless stack and/or hardware, especially if its using wdm drivers, 
like a cheap usb wlan nic.

If other hosts work and only this one doesn't, could be just winxp 
acting up, it got infected with something that messed with the driver 
stack, or you have a bad nic.  Quick test would be to boot a live ubuntu 
cd on the hardware and see if it gets an address, but ymmv with wireless 
there too unless it's a decent hardware one like an intel.

-mb


On 09/18/2012 03:00 PM, JD Austin wrote:
> Many laptops have a hardware switch that turns off the wireless device;
> ensure that it is turned on.
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com
> <mailto:cryptworks at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Media state disconnected means something is unplugged AKA link state
>     is down.
>
>     On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 2:51 PM, <joe at actionline.com
>     <mailto:joe at actionline.com>> wrote:
>      >> Do this to see if it has an ip address that isn't the Microsoft
>     equivalent
>      >> to 127.0.0.1 (169.254.x.x)
>      >> start -> run ->cmd
>      >> ipconfig
>      >
>      > correction:
>      > Windows IP Configuration ... is blank
>      > Media State ... shows "Disconnected"
>      > DNS Suffix : is blank
>      > IP Address 169.254.201.139
>      >
>      >
>      >
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