ii Microsoft Broadband Networking Wireless Adapter User’s Guide
Updating Software ....................................................................................................... 22
Making Your Network More Secure ............................................................................ 23
Help Protect Your Network from Computer Viruses ............................................... 23
Help Protect Your Network from Hackers ............................................................... 23
Help Protect Your Network from Unauthorized Access.......................................... 24
5 | Troubleshooting: Finding Answers to Common Problems............................................ 25
Setup and Hardware Problems................................................................................... 26
The Setup Wizard will not start or locks up when I run it on my computer........... 26
Setup does not recognize my wireless notebook adapter..................................... 26
Network and Internet Problems.................................................................................. 27
I can’t stay connected to my wireless network....................................................... 27
I can't access the Internet from a computer on my wireless network. ................. 27
My network is slow. .................................................................................................. 29
I am having problems running a networked program or multiplayer game
on my network or the Internet. ................................................................................ 29
Printing and File Sharing Problems ............................................................................ 32
I can’t print to a networked printer.......................................................................... 32
I cannot access a shared file or folder from a computer on my network. ............ 33
I can open shared files or folders, but cannot write to or delete them................. 35
I can only access shared resources from certain computers or user accounts
on my network. ......................................................................................................... 36
Appendix A: Locating Your Internet and Network Settings.......................................... 37
Internet Connection Type ............................................................................................ 37
General Internet Settings ............................................................................................ 38
Dynamic IP (DHCP) Settings........................................................................................ 38
Host name................................................................................................................. 38
MAC Address............................................................................................................. 38
Static IP Settings.......................................................................................................... 39
PPPoE Settings............................................................................................................. 40
Workgroup Name ......................................................................................................... 40
Wireless Network Name .............................................................................................. 41
Wireless Security Settings........................................................................................... 41
