NETGEAR RangeMax WPN311

NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311 User Manual
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v3.0, January 2007
Throughput is only 54 Mbps. The WPN311 Wireless PCI Adapter can operate at faster
speeds. You are probably connecting to a standard 802.11g
network. See Chapter 3, “Wireless Network Performance” for
help in understanding how to get the best performance from
your WPN311 Wireless PCI Adapter.
The Smart Wizard keeps asking me to save
settings.
If you change the settings the Smart Wizard offers you the
chance to save the changes. To avoid this prompt, simply click
Apply before you close the Smart Wizard.
Two WPN311 icons are in the system tray. You have an older software version installed on your system
and it needs to be removed. See “Removing the WPN311
Software” in Chapter 1 or “Upgrading the WPN311 Software”
in Chapter 1.
I can connect to the access point, but not
the other computers on the network or to
the Internet.
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.
Viewing the IP address. To view the WPN311 Wireless PCI Adapter IP address, click
the WPN311 icon to open the Smart Wizard. Then check the
IP address in the About page.
No IP address is assigned to the WPN311
Wireless PCI Adapter.
This may occur if you upgraded your WPN311 Wireless PCI
Adapter 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.
Table 4-1. Troubleshooting Tips (continued)
Problem Action