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Networking Basics
(continued)
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.
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*You may be pinging different IP Addresses than the ones pictured here, however the
procedure for pinging remains the same.)
