Troubleshooting

This section provides troubleshooting solutions to common installation problems.

Symptom

Solution

 

 

Windows does not detect the SonicWALL

Verify that the SonicWALL Long Range

Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card

Dual Band Wireless Card is properly

when installed.

inserted into the PC Card slot.

 

Check whether or not the computer has a

 

Plug and Play BIOS.

 

Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP may not

 

detect the card if a previous installation was

 

interrupted or cancelled before it finished

 

installing the card. Remove the previous

 

installation and perform the installation

 

again.

 

 

Driver fails to load.

A resource conflict may exist.

 

For Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP, use the

 

Device Manager to resolve any resource

 

conflicts.

 

A device conflict under Windows 98SE/ME/

 

2000/XP may be related to the SonicWALL

 

Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card.

 

For Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP, use the

 

computer properties to identify the used I/O

 

port addresses and IRQ values.

 

 

Device conflict on a Windows Operating

If there is a device conflict, select alterna-

System

tive settings for I/O Base Address or IRQ

 

values. If you know which device is causing

 

the conflict, you can change the I/O address

 

or IRQ instead of the PC Card.

 

 

No resource conflicts were detected, but the

Verify that the SSID of the SonicWALL Long

wireless station does not attach to the

Range Dual Band Wireless Card matches

network.

that of the access point. Use

 

Network Configuration Properties in the

 

Control Panel to modify the SSID.

 

Verify that the Network Mode of the Son-

 

icWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless

 

Card is configured correctly.

 

 

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SonicWALL Wireless Card manual Troubleshooting, Symptom Solution

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