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ozymandias
15-02-2005, 11:01 AM
I have connected my M2000 to several WiFi networks since I got it.
All are infrastructure/AP-based and use WEP and MAC Filtering.
They all work fine.

At one of the sites I work at there is a WiFi network that doesn't seem to work with my M2000.
My laptop and all ther other wireless devices at the site work fine.

The M2000 can see there is a wireless network but it cannot tell the SSID, it constantly reports it as "" (blank) rather than its true name. This is not just in the WZC tools in windows mobile, WiFiFoFum also reports the network as having no name. I know this is the correct network because WiFiFoFum correctly reports the MAC of the nearest access point wich is a DLink DWL-7000.

My M2000 says it is connected but it isn't and it cannot get an IP address. The MAC of my M2000 is definitley in the accepted MAC list on the AP.

Anyone else come across this ?
AdrianC
15-02-2005, 11:27 AM
At one of the sites I work at there is a WiFi network that doesn't seem to work with my M2000.
My laptop and all ther other wireless devices at the site work fine.

The M2000 can see there is a wireless network but it cannot tell the SSID, it constantly reports it as "" (blank) rather than its true name.

Is the SSID hidden? I've had to turn the transmission of it back on since getting my M2000, else it will not connect reliably.
ozymandias
15-02-2005, 12:36 PM
OK. I think this is just me being dumb.
The Dlink DWL-7000 is an 802.11a/g AP.
Normally I would expect any AP that supports 802.11g to be able to support 802.11b as well, but It looks like it might not, so that could explain it.
AdrianC
16-02-2005, 05:28 PM
OK. I think this is just me being dumb.
The Dlink DWL-7000 is an 802.11a/g AP.
Normally I would expect any AP that supports 802.11g to be able to support 802.11b as well, but It looks like it might not, so that could explain it.

Mebbe not you. A quick google suggests that's triband a/b/g
ozymandias
16-02-2005, 07:44 PM
OK. Well I have had a other crack at it today and my M2000 will definitely not join this wifi network and is unable to identify its SSID.
ozymandias
21-02-2005, 01:48 PM
Woohoo!

Updated the firmware on the DLink DWL7000AP Access Point and now it all works fine.