🚀 go-pugleaf

Greetings all,

I am having some trouble getting a
* Netcomm NP6800 11b wireless access point
and a
* MSI PC11B2 PCI wireless card
to work.

Perhaps its a compatibility issue? Or maybe I have something wrong,
any help is greatly appreciated...  :-)


Summary -
the wireless connection is fine, but internet and LAN do not connect


(Firstly,
I have done a wireless network before (using 11G with different parts)
I have a good understanding of LANs, IPs, DHCP, DNS, subnet etc.)


What I find is :

Wireless connection seems good - signal strength is high, wireless
connection status is OK etc...
BUT
there is NO connection at a high level - no pings, no network, no internet.


I am using Windows XP,
and here is the network setup :
=====================

Wireless PC with wireless card
(IP: 192.168.1.40; SnM: 255.255.255.0; Gwy: 192.168.1.1; DNS: iiNet)
   |
wireless link
   |
Wireless access point
(IP: 192.168.1.100; SnM: 255.255.255.0)
   |
   |
Broadband router (gateway, and DHCP server&client)
(IP: 192.168.1.1; SnM: 255.255.255.0)
   |
   |
Console PC
(IP: 192.168.1.33; SnM: 255.255.255.0;  Gwy: 192.168.1.1; DNS: iiNet)
(with USB connection to the WAP)

The console PC has a USB connection to control the WAP - it works fine.


Results of various tests :
================

The console PC CAN ping the WAP (thru the router)
The console PC CANNOT ping the wireless PC

The wireless PC CANNOT ping anything.

AutoIP (DHCP) on wireless PC does NOT get address from Router.

AutoIP (DHCP) on WAP DOES gets address from Router
(but does not help the wireles to work)

WEP enabled or disabled makes no difference to wireless access (but does
required a key of course)

Broadcast SSID on/off makes no difference to wireless access (but does
require manual entry of course)
(Note: the SSID is not the default, I changed it, and it is succesfuly
recognised)


I am starting to worry that these two devices are not compatible?

Can anyone suggest some more thorough TESTS that I can use to diagnose the
issue?


thanks is advance :-)

Quentin