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5. Verify wireless connectivity between your peer devices with the Ping program.
a. On the Windows taskbar click the Start button, and then click Run.
Figure 2-5
b. Assuming the target PC is configured with 192.168.0.1 as its IP address, type
ping -t 192.168.0.1 and then click OK.
c. This will cause a continuous ping to be sent to the device with the 192.168.0.1 static IP
address. The ping response should change to "reply."
Figure 2-6
At this point the connection is established.
Note: If you cannot connect, see

Starting a Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) Network Connection

To start a computer-to-computer network connection:
1. On the Settings tab page, enter the Network Name (SSID) and then select Computer-to-
Computer (Ad Hoc) as the network type.
Internet" in Chapter 1. Also, for problems with accessing network
resources, the Windows Client and File and Print Sharing software might
not be installed and configured properly on your computers. See the link
to "Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing" on page
v4.0, March 2007
"Connecting to Wireless Networks and the
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