Gateway M250, Networking Manual

Page: 9 / 16

7 www.gateway.com
Testing your network
Testing your network
Now that your home network is set up, log onto your notebook and access
a favorite Internet Web site. If you are unable to connect to the Internet:
■ Run the New Connection Wizard
■ Make sure that your access point is plugged in and compare the
status lights on the front of the access point with the patterns
described in the access point documentation
■ Temporarily turn off any firewall software on your notebook
■ Turn off all of the devices, then turn them back on
■ Contact your Internet service provider
Using your notebook on your
network
With a network, you can share your Internet connection, drives, and
printers. For information about using your notebook on a network, see
“Using your computer on a network” in
Using Your Computer which has
been included on your hard drive. To access this guide, click
Start
,
All Programs
, then click
Gateway Documentation
.
Adding a desktop computer to
your network
After you have your wireless network up and running, you can add your
desktop computer to your wireless network. To add a desktop computer
to the network, do one of the following:
■
Purchase a wireless PCI card or USB adapter for your desktop
computer so it can communicate with your network wirelessly.