Ad Hoc Mode Is Not Working Correctly; Windows Xp Occasional Connection Problems - NETGEAR WNDA3100v2 - RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter User Manual

NETGEAR RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N USB Adapter WNDA3100v2 User Manual
Table 4-1. Troubleshooting Tips (continued)
Problem
How can I view the IP address for the
wireless-N USB adapter?
No IP address is assigned to the RangeMax
Dual Band Wireless-N USB Adapter.

Ad Hoc Mode Is Not Working Correctly

You must 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) field.
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 that all computers in your Ad Hoc network are configured with static IP
addresses in the same subnet.

Windows XP Occasional Connection Problems

Windows XP users who apply Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) Q815485 from the Windows XP Update
Service might not be able to connect to the Internet, might have dropped wireless connections, or
both when using the RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N USB Adapter. You can delete this Hotfix
from the Add or Remove Programs utility in the Control Panel.
Action
To view the wireless-N USB adapter IP address, click the
WNDA3100v2 icon to open the Smart Wizard. Then check the
IP address in the About page.
This can occur if you upgraded your WNDA3100v2 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 or enable the wireless-N USB adapter.
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