User manual NETGEAR WGE111

[. . . ] User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA 202-10007-02 Version v1. 1 2005. 03. 14 Technical Support Please refer to the support information card that shipped with your product. By registering your product at http://www. netgear. com/register, we can provide you with faster expert technical support and timely notices of product and software upgrades. Support Information Phone: 1-888-NETGEAR, for US & Canada only. [. . . ] Restart the cable or DSL modem, router, access point, and notebook PC. I am using Ad-Hoc mode and my two WGE111 Wireless Game Adapters cannot connect. This could be due to conflicting IP addresses. Each WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter is factory-shipped with the IP address 192. 168. 0. 202. You should not use the same IP address for more than one device on your network. Change the IP address of one of the adapters. See "Using the NETGEAR Smart Wizard Configuration Assistant" on page 3-9 for information on setting the IP address. 5-4 Troubleshooting User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter Frequently Asked Questions Use the information below to solve common problems you may encounter. Also, please refer to the knowledge base on the NETGEAR Web site at http://ww. netgear. com/support/main. asp. Note: For the most up-to-date WGE111 installation details and troubleshooting guidance visit http://www. netgear. com. If you have trouble setting up your WGE111, check the tips below. I am using a DHCP server, and the Wireless Game Adapter gets an IP address conflict. If the wireless game adapter is left on when the DHCP server is turned off, the wireless game adapter will retain its IP Address without informing the DHCP server. Reset the wireless game adapter so it will obtain a new IP Address. This problem also arises if you assigned a static IP Address within the range used by the DHCP server. If so, use another address NOT within the range used by the DHCP server. Be sure to observe the range and placement guidelines published in the Reference Manual. I cannot configure the WGE111 from a browser. You did not specify the correct wireless game adapter IP address, or there could be a system problem. Check the suggestions below and also see "Troubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface" on page 5-6. · · Remove and reconnect the power to the wireless game adapter. Make sure your computer and the wireless game adapter are in the same subnet. Both IP addresses should start with the same numbers. For example, both should be 255. 255. 255. 0. Enter the correct IP address in the address field of the browser. 192. 168. 0. 202 is the WGE111 default IP address. · Troubleshooting 5-5 User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter Troubleshooting the TCP/IP Settings Using Ping The Windows ping utility sends an echo request packet to the designated device. The device then responds with an echo reply. You can ping the wireless game adapter from your computer to verify that the LAN path to your wireless game adapter is set up correctly. [. . . ] A communications network serving users within a limited area, such as one floor of a building. A LAN typically connects multiple personal computers and shared network devices such as storage and printers. Although many technologies exist to implement a LAN, Ethernet is the most common for connecting personal computers. MAC address The Media Access Control address is a unique 48-bit hardware address assigned to every network interface card. Usually written in the form 01:23:45:67:89:ab. Mbps Megabits per second. NetBIOS The Network Basic Input Output System is an application programming interface (API) for sharing services and information on local-area networks (LANs). [. . . ]