| Wireless Network Trouble Shooting | | | | server. Next go to your wireless network |
| | | | icon in the bottom right hand corner and |
| 1. Wireless Adapter - First check to see if | | | | disable your wireless adapter and then enable |
| your wireless adapter is on and working | | | | it. This will renew your DHCP request to the |
| properly. If you are using a PCMICA wireless | | | | routers DHCP server. |
| adapter ensure that the card is pressed | | | | |
| completely in. If the wireless adapter card | | | | 5. PING!- Next we will use a command line |
| was not plugged in when you started your | | | | function called PING. Type "cmd" in the run |
| laptop you may want to restart your computer | | | | box, this will bring up your DOS window. Now |
| for a fresh start. If you are using a laptop | | | | type in ping and then type in the TCP/IP |
| with a built in wireless adapter. What | | | | addressof your default gateway. If you have |
| Wireless Network - Check the bottom right | | | | not changed it your default gateway's ip |
| hand task bar to see if you are connected to | | | | address should be 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1. |
| a wireless network. Many people are | | | | If you receive a reply then you know that |
| connected to the wrong wireless network with | | | | you are connected properly to your router. |
| a weak signal or hardly any connectivity. | | | | |
| You want to change your wireless adapter | | | | 6. WWW...WHAT - Now try and surf the web. |
| setting to choose Infrastructure access | | | | Go to or another simple page. If nothing |
| points only so you're not connecting to rogue | | | | comes up then you might have a manually |
| wireless access points. | | | | configured IP address with the correct DNS |
| | | | servers entered. Connect to your wireless |
| 3. SSID and ME - Next check your wireless | | | | routers web interface and check the status. |
| settings for the following: DO you have the | | | | You are looking for the multiple DNS server |
| correct SSID typed in, is your encryption | | | | IP address. Copy these IP addresses into you |
| key typed in correctly, does your wireless | | | | adapters TCP/IP settings and hit ok. |
| router and wireless adapter have the same | | | | |
| security settings. | | | | 7. Google ME - Once your DNS servers are |
| | | | entered you should be able to surf the net. |
| 4. DHCP ME - If you don't have a manual TCP | | | | If you still can't surf the net try |
| IP address then your wireless router needs | | | | restarting your computer and check you cables |
| to have it's DHCP server turned on. Connected | | | | again to make sure you haven't missed |
| to your web interface and turn on your DHCP | | | | something. |