Troubleshooting the WLAN
Troubleshooting Table
Causes and countermeasures for troubles you may encounter while using your wireless LAN are described in the following table.
Problem | Possible Cause | Possible Solution |
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Unavailable | Incorrect network name | Ad hoc connection: verify that the network names (SSID’s) |
network | (SSID) or network key | and network keys (WEP) of all computers to be connected |
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| have been configured correctly. SSID’s and WEP key values |
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| must be identical on each machine. |
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| Access Point (Infrastructure) connection: set the network |
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| name (SSID) and network key to the same values as those of |
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| the access point. |
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| Set the Network Authentication value identically to that of the |
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| Access Point. Please consult your network administrator for |
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| this value, if necessary. |
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| Weak received signal | Ad hoc connection: Retry connection after shortening the |
| strength and/or link | distance to the destination computer or removing any |
| quality | obstacles for better sight. |
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| Access Point (Infrastructure) connection: Retry connection |
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| after shortening the distance to the access point or removing |
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| any obstacles for better sight. |
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