ii Microsoft Broadband Networking Wireless PCI Adapter User’s Guide
Making Your Network More Secure............................................................................ 24
Help Protect Your Network from Computer Viruses............................................... 24
Help Protect Your Network from Hackers............................................................... 25
Help Protect Your Network from Unauthorized Access.......................................... 25
5 | Troubleshooting: Finding Answers to Common Problems............................................ 27
Setup and Hardware Problems................................................................................... 27
The Setup Wizard will not start or locks up when I run it on my computer...........27
Setup does not recognize my wireless PCI adapter............................................... 28
After installing a new PCI adapter, my computer does not start........................... 28
Network and Internet Problems.................................................................................. 29
I can’t stay connected to my wireless network....................................................... 29
I can’t access the Internet from a computer on my wireless network.................. 29
My network is slow. ..................................................................................................31
I am having problems running a networked program or multiplayer game
on my network or the Internet................................................................................. 31
Printing and File Sharing Issues..................................................................................34
I can’t print to a networked printer..........................................................................34
I cannot access a shared file or folder from a computer on my network............. 35
I can open shared files or folders, but cannot write to or delete them.................37
I can only access shared resources from certain computers or user accounts
on my network. .........................................................................................................37
Appendix A: Locating Your Internet and Network Settings.......................................... 39
Internet Connection Type............................................................................................ 39
General Internet Settings............................................................................................ 40
Dynamic IP (DHCP) Settings........................................................................................ 40
Host name.................................................................................................................40
MAC Address.............................................................................................................40
Static IP Settings.......................................................................................................... 41
PPPoE Settings............................................................................................................. 42
Workgroup Name......................................................................................................... 42
Wireless Network Name.............................................................................................. 43
Wireless Security Settings........................................................................................... 43