Ad Hoc Mode Is Not Working Correctly, Appendix B

NETGEAR Next 300 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WN121T User Manual

Problem	Action

I can connect to the access point, but not	This could be a physical layer problem or a network
the other computers on the network or to	configuration problem.
the Internet.	1. Check to make sure that the access point is physically
	connected to the Ethernet network.
	2. Make sure that the IP addresses and the Windows
	networking parameters are all configured correctly. See
	the link to “Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing” in
	Appendix B.
	3. Restart the cable or DSL modem, router, access point, and
	computer.

Viewing the IP address.	To view the Next 300 Mbps WN121T Wireless USB 2.0
	Adapter IP address, click the WN121T icon to open the Smart
	Wizard. Then check the IP address in the About page.
No IP address is assigned to the VPN	This may occur if you upgraded your Next 300 Mbps WN121T
firewall.	Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter software and did not reboot your
	system.
	• Either restart your computer, or connect to a different access
	point.
	• It does not usually help to shut down the Smart Wizard or
	disable/enable the card.

Ad Hoc Mode Is Not Working Correctly

You need to click the Initiate Ad Hoc button before you click Apply. Here is how you start an Ad Hoc network:

1.Fill in the Network Name (SSID).

2.Select the Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) Network Type.

3.Click Initiate Ad Hoc.

4.Accept the default settings or make your changes and click OK.

5.Click Apply.

Note: Be sure all computers in your Ad Hoc network are configured with static IP addresses in the same subnet.

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