NETGEAR WPNT511 User Manual

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User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ 240 Wireless Notebook Adapter WPNT511

Network Connections and Wireless Security

4-7

v1.0, October 2005

3. Configure the PC network settings.

a.

Configure each PC with either a static IP address or with the IPX protocol.

b. Restart the PCs.

4. Verify wireless connectivity between your peer devices.

Verify connectivity by using the Ping program:

c.

This will cause a continuous ping to be sent to the device with the 192.168.0.1 static IP
address. The ping response should change to “reply.”

At this point the connection is established.

Note: For instructions on configuring static IP addresses, refer to the networking

tutorial on your NETGEAR Resource CD.

a.

On the Windows taskbar click the Start
button, and then click Run.

b. Assuming the target PC is configured

with 192.168.0.1 as its IP address, type

ping -t 192.168.0.1

and then click

OK.

Figure 4-5

Figure 4-6

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