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Cannot access wireless access point when wired network cable unplugged

I am configuring a wireless network, moving towards putting my ADSL router onto a Wireless Access Point. When my router is connected via Ethernet I can access the Access Point, but when I unplug my router (causing a "Network Cable Unplugged" status on the Ethernet port) I can no longer access the Access Point. When I attempt to ping it, the ping command hangs and does not return. Ping also hangs when I attempt to ping 127.0.0.1. As soon as I plug in the Ethernet connection, I can again ping to both the Access Point and 127.0.0.1. I suspect that ping is possibly trying to go off to the Ethernet network, but I can't see anything strange in the routing table. I have DHCP servers configured on both the ADSL router (subnet 192.168.1.x) and the Access Point (subnet 192.168.0.x) and each adapter is configured to use DHCP.

Jay_Jay70

your question is well confusing....i take it you mean computer and not router in your first line?

when you disconnect the cable, run an ipconfig /all and see if you have an address...sounds like security is enabled and you havent connected to the wireless

marcusg777

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Ran an ipconfig /all and get the following result: Local Area Connection - media disconnected; Wireless Network Connection - IP 192.168.0.100, subnet mask 255.255.255.0, gateway 192.168.0.1 (which is the access point), DHCP server 192.168.0.1, DNS server 192.168.0.1.

My network configuration is as follows: ADSL router plugged into ethernet network card; Wireless Network Card connecting to Wireless Access Point. I am at home and there are no other computers on the LAN.

Jay_Jay70

why the router connected to the ethernet card? router should connect to access point, access point should do DHCP passthrough from the router, one subnet for all

marcusg777

ASKER

The router does not need to be connected to the ethernet card. The problem is that when nothing is connected to the ethernet card, I am unable to get to the access point.

Jay_Jay70

what kind of wireless card do you have?

marcusg777

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DLink DWL-G510.

Jay_Jay70

can you post an ipconfig /all for me

marcusg777

ASKER

No problems:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MARCUS1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link AirPlus G DWL-G510 Wireless PCI Adapter(rev.C)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-17-9A-74-07-02
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, 15 November 2006 5:18:55 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, 15 November 2006 5:19:55 PM

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 CT Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-61-70-C5-84

Here is a ROUTE PRINT:
===========================================================================
Interface List
0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface
0x2 ...00 17 9a 74 07 02 ...... D-Link AirPlus G DWL-G510 Wireless PCI Adapter(rev.C) - Packet Scheduler Miniport
0x3 ...00 0d 61 70 c5 84 ...... Intel(R) PRO/1000 CT Network Connection - Packet Scheduler Miniport
===========================================================================
===========================================================================
Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.100        25
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1        1
192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.100 192.168.0.100        25
192.168.0.100 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1        25
192.168.0.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.0.100 192.168.0.100        25
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 192.168.0.100 192.168.0.100        25
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.0.100 192.168.0.100        1
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.0.100 3        1
Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
===========================================================================
Persistent Routes:
None

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