Buffalo 04600039-0 User Manual

Wireless-G PCI Adapter

Appendix A: Troubleshooting

This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installa-
tion and operation of the Wireless-G PCI Adapter. Read the descriptions below
to solve your problems. If you can’t find an answer here, check the Linksys
website at www.linksys.com.

1. The Wireless-G PCI Adapter does not work properly.

• Reinsert the Wireless-G PCI Adapter into your PC’s PCI slot.
• Right click on My Computer and select Properties. Select the device

manager and click on the Network Adapter. You will find the Wireless-G
PCI Adapter if it is installed successfully. If you see the yellow exclama-
tion mark, the resources are conflicting. You will see the status of the
Wireless-G PCI Adapter. If there is a yellow question mark, please check
the following:

• Make sure that your PC has a free IRQ (Interrupt ReQuest, a hardware 

interrupt on a PC.) 

• Make sure that you have inserted the right adapter and installed the prop-

er driver.

If the Wireless-G PCI Adapter does not function after attempting the above

steps, remove the adapter and do the following:

• Uninstall the driver software from your PC.
• Restart your PC and repeat the hardware and software installation as

specified in this User Guide.

2. I cannot communicate with the other computers linked via Ethernet in the

Infrastructure configuration.
• Make sure that the PC to which the Wireless-G PCI Adapter is associated

is powered on.

• Make sure that your Wireless-G PCI Adapter is configured on the same

channel and with the same security options as with the other computers in
the Infrastructure configuration.

Can I run an application from a remote computer over the wireless network?
This will depend on whether or not the application is designed to be used over
a network. Consult the application’s user guide to determine if it supports oper-
ation over a network.

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7. The  Confirm New

screen

(Figure 7-14) will
appear. To save the
new settings, click
the Yes button. To
cancel the settings
and return to the
Profiles

screen,

click the No button.
To edit the new set-
tings, click the
Back 

button.

8. The 

screen (Figure 7-15) will appear next. Click Activate

new settings now to implement the new settings immediately and return to
the Link Information screen. Click Activate new settings later to keep the
current settings active, and return to the Profiles screen so that you can edit
your profile or cre-
ate another profile.