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I've successfully switched from a PCI internal DSL device (forgot which one)
to a Westell 2100 connected by ethernet. I rebuilt my computer using Win2K
Pro and all seems well. I have no Bellsouth communications software on the
machine - it's connected to the Westell only by ethernet.

I'm trying to connect a remote PC to the Westell by way of 802.11b. I
purchased a Netgear EN104tp hub, a Linksys WAP11 access point, and a
Microsoft MN-150 USB wireless network adapter (the latter was only $50 at
BestBuy). I've successfully connected my Win2K machine to both the Linksys
WAP and the Westell 2100 through the Netgear hub. I had some initial trouble
but resolved that by putting the Westell in port 4 of the hub and switching
that port into uplink mode.

I can configure both the Westell and the Linksys through the HTTP
interfaces. The Westell is still on
the default ip of 192.168.1.254. The Linksys has a default fixed ip of
192.168.1.251. The subnet mask on the Linksys is 255.255.255.0. The Gateway
had been 0.0.0.0 but that wasn't working, so I valued that with the Westell
ip, 192.168.1.254. That doesn't seem to have made a difference to my
problem, but I've left it there anyway. (Should I?)

The problem is the MN-150 wireless adapter shows I'm connected but at only 2
Mbps, and the Microsoft 'Broadband networking utility' shows I'm not
connected to the internet. I initially set this up on the secondary PC but
couldn't get a connection at all. I got a link after reconfiguring the
MN-150 with the SSID and WEP stuff. The problem is I still don't have
internet access.

I tried to fix it by disconnecting the ethernet and installing the MN-150
on my Win2K machine. The Linksys was still connected through the
hub to the Westell. I got a network connection from Win2K to the Linksys
through the
wireless adapter but still no internet.

I disconnected the Linksys from the hub and connected it directly to the
Westell. The MN-150 shows poor signal strength even though it's 2 feet from
the WAP. I still have no internet access. The MN-150 ip is 169.25.100.160
when connected to my Win2K machine
and the subnet mask is 255.255.0.0. Default gateway is 0.0.0.0.

Where do I go from here to get the MN-150 connected to the internet? (I'm
connected right now by going back to ethernet through the hub to the
Westell.)

Many thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Chris Cowles,
Gainesville, FL