Troubleshooting Tips - NETGEAR MA401 Installation Manual

Troubleshooting Tips

If you have problems connected to your wireless network, try the tips below.
Symptom
The PC Card
LED is not lit.
The LED is
blinking
repeatedly.
I can connect
to an access
point, but I do
not see the
other
computers on
the network.
Cause
The wireless PC
card is not
inserted into the
slot properly or
the proper
wireless MA401
PC Card software
is not loaded.
The wireless PC
Card is
attempting to
connect to access
point but cannot
connect.
This could be a
physical layer
problem or a
network
configuration
problem.
Solution
Remove and reinsert the wireless PC
Card.
Check the device manager in
Windows to see if the PC Card is
recognized in the Windows operating
system. Reload the driver if necessary.
Try to install the MA401 in a different
PCMCIA slot on your system if one is
available.
The access point may not be powered
on.
The access point and the PC card are
not configured with the same wireless
parameters. Check the SSID and WEP
settings.
Check to make sure that the access
point is physically connected to the
Ethernet network.
Make sure that the IP addresses and
the Windows networking parameters
are all configured correctly.
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