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NETGEAR RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N USB Adapter WNDA3100v2 User Manual Table 4-1. Troubleshooting Tips (continued) Problem Action How can I view the IP address for the wireless-N USB adapter? 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. No IP address is assigned to the RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N USB Adapter. 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. 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. 4-3 v1.0, June 2009

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NETGEAR RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N USB Adapter WNDA3100v2 User Manual
4-3
v1.0, June 2009
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
.
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.
How can I view the IP address for the
wireless-N USB adapter?
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.
No IP address is assigned to the RangeMax
Dual Band Wireless-N USB Adapter.
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.
Note:
Be sure that all computers in your Ad Hoc network are configured with static IP
addresses in the same subnet.
Table 4-1.
Troubleshooting Tips (continued)
Problem
Action