Gateway C-120 Gateway Notebook Reference Guide R2 for Windows XP - Page 127
Start, Network Places, Properties, Wireless Network, Connection, Status
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www.gateway.com To check the signal strength: a Click or tap Start, right-click or button-tap My Network Places, then click or tap Properties. The Network Connections window opens. b Right-click or button-tap Wireless Network Connection, then click or tap Status. The Wireless Network Connection Status dialog box opens. The meter shows the signal strength for wireless networking on your computer if other computers with the same network name are within range of your computer. You are in a wireless network, you can see the network, but cannot communicate, send files, print, or get to the Web • If your access point uses WEP, go to the Wireless Networking Properties window and make sure that both the WAP and the WLAN in the computer have matching WEP keys. You are in a wireless network, but no available networks are listed in the Connect to a network dialog box • If the network you are attempting to access does not broadcast its SSID, you need to request the SSID from the administrator and add that network's information into the wireless utility. • You may want to try entering ANY as the SSID, which will make the computer try to auto-detect the network. 119