problem with connecting to open wifi network

ok, so heres my trouble. i've luckily got ASUS F3T. At home i use ethernet cable connection, and everything works fine. But i decided to scan, if there are some open wireless networks around me. Appeared that there are. they were unsecured and open. I did network refresh, and tried to connect to one of them. I get the "Connected" message when connecting to them but then it shows that it tries to acquire network address and at that point nothing happens further. I get this acquiring network address message to every open network i can find. then i used repair function and it cannot renew IP address. My wireless network adapter is Atheros AR5006EG.

any ideas or suggestions? i just hope that it's ok with my wireless adapter and it isn't broken.

thanks in advance.

 

If you have your wireless set to auto, it'll obtain the IP automatically. Unless of course the users sets the IP range in their router, like I do on mine.

 

I would go to a coffee shop or library and try to connect to a true open network, since there are all sorts of ways to protect an apparently open network that would cause the kinds of problems you're seeing. Plus, it's actually legal that way .

 

Could be that network only has static IP addresses, and DHCP turned off.

 

i believe that is possible, because in place i live, 99% have LAN connections around here through patch cable. all i want to know - is that a problem with my wireless card or it is ok?

 

Like we said, try testing on a LEGAL open network, like a coffee shop or a library. Somewhere that you know any computer should be able to simply see the network and connect, no extra configuration required.

What you're describing could be a problem with your wireless card, or it could just be transparent security on the wireless routers, but you can't know this on a network that is neither public nor managed by you, so you need to test somewhere where you can rule out transparent security. Like a coffee shop. Or a library.

 

If DHCP is turned off on the network, it's not a problem with your wireless card. As already stated, go to a coffee shop with a wireless network for the customers and see if you can properly connect to that.

 

ok, thanks for tips.