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Odyssey Access Client User Guide
34  Connecting to a Network
Connection Status
Connection status shows summary information about the current adapter and
network connection, which includes:
 Status: see Table 3
 Elapsed time: the duration (in hours, minutes, and seconds) of current network
connection
 Network SSID: the name of the wireless adapter to which you are connected
 Access point: the MAC address of the access point to which you are connected
 IP address: the IP address assigned to your computer when you logged on.
 Packets in/out: the number of data packets exchanged during the current
network connection
Table 3: Connection Status Information
Status Message Definition
open and authenticated The connection is authenticated and you are
connected.
open / authenticating Reauthentication is in progress and you are
connected.
open / requesting authentication You have requested reauthentication and you are
connected.
open The connection is not authenticated but you are
connected.
peer-to-peer The network type is peer-to-peer (ad hoc) and you
are connected.
authenticating You are not yet connected but authentication is in
progress.
requesting authentication You are not yet connected but you have requested
authentication from the access point.
waiting to authenticate You are not yet connected and the last
authentication failed but you are waiting to retry. If
you see this message for a considerable length of
time, there might be an association problem. If so,
select the association mode required for your
access point.
searching for access point You are not connected and communication with an
access point on the requested network has not
been established. This might occur when your
adapter does not support 802.1X or if your access
point is not within range.
disconnected You are not connected and Connect to the
network might not be selected. See “Connecting to
a Network” on page 30 for information about how
to connect.
OAC is disabled You are not connected and OAC has been disabled.