User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PC Card WPN511
4-4 C onfiguration
February 2005
4. Verify wireless connectivity to your network.
Verify connectivity by using a browser such as Netscape or Internet Explorer to connect to the
Internet, or check for file and printer access on your network.
You can check the status bar in the configuration utility for the current connection status.
Note: If you cannot connect, see the “Troubleshooting” on page 3-13. Also, for problems with
accessing network resources, the Windows Client and File and Print Sharing software might
not be installed and configured properly on your computers. Please refer to “Preparing Your
Computers for TCP/IP Networking” on page C-1.
Connecting to Another PC in Ad-hoc Mode
Figure 4-3: NETGEAR WPN511 Wireless PC Card in Peer-to-Peer Mode
The peer-to-peer setting of the WPN511 uses Ad-Hoc mode. Ad-Hoc mode is an 802.11
networking framework in which devices or computers communicate directly with each other,
without the use of an access point. For example, this mode is used when two Windows computers
are configured with file and print sharing enabled and you want to exchange files directly between
them.
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