Oh wait i might understand it:
the IP-address of our computer is 192.168.1.2.
So for our ipad i can choose 192.168.1.3. or isn't that the smartest choice?

Originally Posted by iPro

Oh wait i might understand it:
the IP-address of our computer is 192.168.1.2.
So for our ipad i can choose 192.168.1.3. or isn't that the smartest choice?

No, your laptop (or any other device is given an ip via the routers server. We wan't your iPad to log in to a known free ip address area.

If you make your iPad fixed at '3' it may possibly clash with a printer, ps3, xbox360 or other device on your network so to prevent this you reserve a block of addresses like I set out well away from the normal dynamically selected ip's.

Nothing to stop you giving every device on your network a fixed ip, big companies will often set device types into areas. Example printers to 100 - 120, fax machines 150 - 200. Just makes life easier for the tech jock to analyse and/or to keep track of.

Way to think of it is a mum looks to collect her child but knows he/she is at No 28 for a sleep over, so she has no need to bang on other doors in the street to ask.

dynamic ip's (I.e addresses auto handled by your router) are used general purpose, to make it more plug in and play for the less technical minded home or soho users, normally this works fine but if you have a device with a faulty network card, or you have a lot if WiFi activity locally, this can cause issues with addressing.

Right, that makes sense. Ok final question then: what do i need to type in dor DNS? I searched on the laptop for this but it wasn't filled in...
Thank you for your patience

Originally Posted by iPro

Right, that makes sense. Ok final question then: what do i need to type in dor DNS? I searched on the laptop for this but it wasn't filled in...
Thank you for your patience

Leave as it is -just trust me

Originally Posted by iPro

Right, that makes sense. Ok final question then: what do i need to type in dor DNS? I searched on the laptop for this but it wasn't filled in...
Thank you for your patience

You can leave it as it is, but you can also use google DNS.

8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4

I use it, because it is faster then my providers DNS.

Sent from my iPad using iPF

Rebooting the iPad worked for me. Thank you so much. I was suspecting it was my crappy BigPond Network Gateway, but for once, it wasn't!

So far I haven't had many problems with wi-fi, mostly just learning the functionality of my ipad..
rgs,Mike.

I was watching netflix on my ipad 2 at home, using my home wifi connection, no problems, then suddenly it says no wifi connection. I go to settings and the ipad doesn't offer to join any networks, it doesn't list any. Not ours, our neighbours, not the others we usually see on the ipad.

I restart the ipad, nothing, I restart our router, nothing. Our wireless music system still works fine. I reset network setings on ipad, nothing. I reset all settings on ipad, nothing. I get irritated and just turn it off, leaving it overnight. Now this morning, still nothing. I restart my wireless again, nothing. I tried re-inputting our network details, but it said 'not found'.

Any online tech support I find talks about trouble joining networks, but my ipad can't even 'see' any. What's going on???


Thanks!

Thanks JJK - this one worked for me first off. Great, was days trying to figure out what was wrong.
thanks again
Devika

Reset Network settings
Settings/General/Reset/Reset Network Settings. This will NOT delete your apps, music, etc.
Press simultaneously the power and home button for 7 seconds. This will reboot the IPad.
Connect to your Wi-Fi