Fujitsu P2000 About IP Addresses, Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution, Setting IP Addresses

L i f e B o o k P 2 0 0 0 N o t e b o o k – S e c t i o n F i v e

Problem	Possible Cause			Possible Solution
I want to remove		Windows XP:
the driver		When removing the driver, make sure that the device is attached to
(Windows XP)		the computer. If you try to remove the driver while the device is
		detached from the computer, the driver is not removed.
		1.	Click [Start], right click [My Computer], and then click [Proper-
			ties] from the menu that appears. [System Properties] appears.
		2.	Click the [Hardware] tab.
		3.	Click [Device Manager].
		4.	Click [+] beside [Network adapters].
		5.	Right click [Intersil PRISM Wireless LAN PCI Card], and
			click [Uninstall] from the menu that is displayed. [Confirm
			Device Removal] appears.
		6.	Click [OK].
		7.	Close [System Properties].
		8.	Make sure that the icon has disappeared from the task tray in
			the lower right corner of the screen.
		9.	Click [Start] -> [Control Panel]. [Control Panel] appears.
		10.	Double-click [Add/Remove Programs]. [Add/Remove Pro-
			grams] appears.
		11.	Perform the following steps.
			■	Click [PRISM 11Mbps Wireless LAN for Windows].
			■	Click [Change/Remove].
				A window appears asking you if you really want to remove
				the driver.
		12.	Click [Yes]. When the driver is removed, a window appears
			showing that the driver has been removed.
		13.	Click [OK].
		14.	Close [Add/Remove Programs] and [Control Panel].
		15.	Shut down Windows, and turn off the computer.

ABOUT IP ADDRESSES

Setting IP Addresses

If you are not sure how to set the IP address, refer to the following procedure.

If you have an access point (DHCP server) on the network, set the IP address as follows:

Windows 2000: [Obtain an IP address automatically]

Windows XP: [Obtain an IP address automatically]

P O I N T

A DHCP server is a server that automatically assigns IP addresses to computers or other devices in the network. There is no DHCP server for the AdHoc network.

If the IP address is already assigned to the computer in the network, ask the network administrator to check the IP address to be set for the computer.

If no access point is found in the network:

An IP address is expressed with four values in the range between 1 and 255.

Set the each computer as follows: The value in paren- theses is a subnet mask.

<Example>

Computer A: 192.168.100.2 (255.255.255.0)

Computer B: 192.168.100.3 (255.255.255.0)

Computer C: 192.168.100.4 (255.255.255.0)

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Computer X: 192.168.100.254 (255.255.255.0)

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