Specifications

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Networking Basics (continued)
Checking the Wireless Connection
by Pinging in Windows XP and 2000*
Go to Start > Run >
type cmd. A window
similar to this one
will appear. Type
ping
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,
where xxx is the IP
Address of the
Wireless Router or
Access Point. A
good wireless
connection will show
four replies from the
Wireless Router or
Access Point, as
shown.
*You may be pinging different IP Addresses than the ones pictured here, however the
procedure for pinging remains the same.)
Checking the Wireless Connection
by Pinging in Windows VISTA
Go to Start > Start
Searcg >typecmd.
A window similar to
this one will appear.
Type ping
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,
where xxx is the IP
Address of the
Wireless Router or
Access Point. A
good wireless
connection will
show four replies
from the wireless
Router or Access
point, as shown.
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