Ad Hoc Mode Is Not Working Correctly - NETGEAR WAG511 - 802.11a/b/g Dual Band Wireless PC Card User Manual

NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WAG511 User Manual
Table 3-1. Troubleshooting Tips (continued)
Problem
I can connect to the access point, but not
the other computers on the network or to
the Internet.
Viewing the IP address.
No IP address is assigned to the WAG511
Wireless PC Card.

Ad Hoc Mode is Not Working Correctly

You need to click the Initiate Ad Hoc button before you click Apply. Here is how you start an Ad
Hoc network:
1. Fill in the Network Name (SSID).
2. Select the Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) Network Type.
3. Click Initiate Ad Hoc.
4. Accept the default settings or make your changes and click OK.
5. Click Apply.
Note: Be sure all computers in your Ad Hoc network are configured with static IP
addresses in the same subnet.
3-2
Action
This could be a physical layer problem or a network
configuration problem.
1. Check to make sure that the access point is physically
connected to the Ethernet network.
2. Make sure that the IP addresses and the Windows
networking parameters are all configured correctly. See
the link to "Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing" in
.
Appendix B
3. Restart the cable or DSL modem, router, access point, and
computer.
To view the WAG511 Wireless PC Card IP address, click the
WAG511 icon to open the Smart Wizard. Then check the IP
address in the About page.
This may occur if you upgraded your WAG511 Wireless PC
Card software and did not reboot your system.
• Either restart your computer, or connect to a different access
point.
• It does not usually help to shut down the Smart Wizard or
disable/enable the card.
v4.0, March 2007