Troubleshooting and Maintenance 
Troubleshooting Your Computer 
174  Corporate Evaluator’s Guide 
If the wireless link icon in the taskbar is red 
•  Make sure you are using the correct SSID and channel settings: click the wireless link 
icon in the taskbar and select Advanced Configuration. 
•  Make sure you are in range of an access point (for an infrastructure connection) or 
other wireless computer (for an AdHoc connection). 
You can connect, but the network is slow 
•  Check whether you might be in an area served by more than one wireless LAN. If so, 
the LANs could be interfering with each other. 
•  Move closer to the access point (for an infrastructure connection) or other wireless 
computer (for an AdHoc connection). You could be too far away for high-speed 
communication.