All clients are assigned the same IP address by an MN-700 Base Station (883266)

SYMPTOMS

When you set up a local-area network (LAN) that is based on a Microsoft Broadband Networking Wireless Base Station MN-700 base station network that is configured as a DHCP server, and then you set up a Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)-based computer as a bridge to a second LAN, all the computers on the second LAN are assigned the same Internet Protocol (IP) address by the base station.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:

The Windows XP SP2-based computer is connected wirelessly to the Broadband Networking Wireless Base Station MN-700 base station.
Layer 3 compatibility mode is enabled on the bridge on the Windows XP SP2-based computer.

WORKAROUND

Note Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.
You may be able to work around this problem if you configure all the computers on the second LAN with a static IP addresses. To do this, follow these steps:

Click Start, click Run, type Ncpa.cpl, and then click OK.
Right-click the connection that you want to configure, and then click Properties.
On the General tab, click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.
Click Use the following IP address, and then type an IP address, subnet mask, and gateway for the connection.
Click Use the following DNS server addresses, and then type the IP address for a preferred DNS server and an alternative DNS server.

MORE INFORMATION

The term Layer 3 comes from the Network layer. The Network layer is the third layer of the Open System Interconnection (OSI) model. The primary responsibility of the Network layer in the OSI model is to route data packets based on the destination IP address.