Diagnosing Problems 73
Solution (s)
■ The Access point is on a different subnet than the computer
attempting to configure it.
■ To recover from this situation and continue configuring the
Access point:
a Close your browser.
b Return to the 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager
and click Refresh.
c Select the device and click Configure to start a new
configuration session.
d Make sure the subnet address matches that of the computer.
Symptom
Two Access points cannot communicate in ad-hoc mode.
Solution (s)
Adjust the positions of the Access points to improve reception.
To ensure correct operation in ad-hoc mode, the settings on the
two Access points must match exactly.
Launch the Access point Configuration Management System and
make sure that the Wireless LAN Service Area, channel
selections, Data Preamble setting, and security setting are the
same on both Access points.