30
Networking Basics
Checking the Wireless Connection by
Pinging in Windows XP and 2000*
Checking the Wireless Connection by
Pinging in Windows Me and 98*
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 Acess
Point, as shown.
Go to
Start
>
Run
>
type
command
. A
window similar to this
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.
* The IP Addresses in these illustrations are examples only. The actual IP Addresses
that you ping may be different than those displayed here.
