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alanf617 · 02-06-2004, 22:11

I am having problems with my wireless link. I have a D-Link router attached to the set-top box, and wireless PCI card inside a new-ish PC running XP home, oodles of RAM and HDD space. After a while, the IP address changes from 192.168.0.x to 169.x.x.x and I lose the connection. Seems to take a while to sort this out, and I often have to run a utility that I found called Winsockfix.exe which often cures the problem but requires a reboot. As this can be needed every half hour, it is a bit of a pain.

No problems with a wired link direct to STB; D-link have very kindly replaced the PCI card under warranty and have just returned the router after testing it and finding no problem. (If anyone from D Link is reading this, thank you, your customer support service is one of the best). Any thoughts?

02-06-2004, 22:11	#1
alanf617 Inactive Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sunny Hertfordshire Posts: 187	Changing IP address (when I don't want to) I am having problems with my wireless link. I have a D-Link router attached to the set-top box, and wireless PCI card inside a new-ish PC running XP home, oodles of RAM and HDD space. After a while, the IP address changes from 192.168.0.x to 169.x.x.x and I lose the connection. Seems to take a while to sort this out, and I often have to run a utility that I found called Winsockfix.exe which often cures the problem but requires a reboot. As this can be needed every half hour, it is a bit of a pain. No problems with a wired link direct to STB; D-link have very kindly replaced the PCI card under warranty and have just returned the router after testing it and finding no problem. (If anyone from D Link is reading this, thank you, your customer support service is one of the best). Any thoughts?