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3 Right-click Wireless Network Connection, then click Status. The Wireless Network

Connection Status dialog box opens. The meter shows the signal strength for

wireless Ethernet networking on your computer if other computers with the same

network name are within range of your computer.

You are in a wireless network, you can see the network, but cannot communicate, send

files, print, or get to the Web.

■ If WEP is used by your access point, go to the Windows XP Wireless Networking

Properties window and make sure that both the WAP and the WLAN in the computer

have matching WEP keys.

You are in a wireless network, but no available networks are listed in the Windows XP

Wireless Networking utility.

■ If the network you are attempting to access does not broadcast its SSID, you need to

request the SSID from the administrator and add that network’s information into the

wireless utility. For more information, see “Adding an access point” on page 104.

■ You may want to try entering ANY as the SSID, which will make the computer try

to auto-detect the network.

Your wireless network is listed as a preferred network, but it has an “x” on it.

■ An x means your preferred network is not currently available or you are not currently

in range to connect.

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