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Chapter 6: Using the Wireless Network Monitor
Link Information
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter
Clicking the More Information button displays more information about the Adapter’s connection, as shown
below:
Wireless Network Status
The Networks Settings screen provides information on your current network settings.
Status - This shows the status, connected or not, of the wireless network connection.
SSID - This is the wireless network’s name.
Wireless Mode - The current networking mode, Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure, is displayed here.
Transmit Rate - The rate at which data is transmitted by the Adapter is shown here.
Channel - This shows the channel to which the wireless network devices are set.
Encryption- This shows if encryption has been enabled.
Authentication - This is your wireless network’s authentication method.
IP Address - This is the Adapter’s IP Address.
Subnet Mask - This is the Adapter’s Subnet Mask.
Default Gateway - This shows the address of the Adapter’s Default Gateway.
DNS - This is the DNS address for the Adapter.
DHCP Client- This displays the status of the network’s DHCP client.
MAC - The MAC address of the wireless network’s access point or wireless router.
Signal Strength - This bar indicates strength of the signal transmitted by the Adapter.
Link Quality - The Link Quality bar indicates the quality of the wireless network connection.
Click the Statistics button to go to the Network Statistics screen. Click the Back button to return to the initial
Link Information screen. Click the Save to Profile button to save the currently active connection to a profile.
Figure 6-2: Wireless Network Status
default gateway: a device that forwards
Internet traffic from your local area network.
dns: the IP address of your ISP's server, which
translates the names of websites into IP addresses.
encryption: encoding data transmitted in a network
ip address: the address used to identify a
computer or device on a network
mac address: the unique address that a
manufacturer assigns to each networking device.
subnet mask: an address code that
determines the size of the network