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Chapter 5: Using the Wireless Network Monitor

The Link Information Tab

Wireless-G PCI Adapter with SpeedBooster

Clicking the More Information button displays much more information about the Adapter’s connection, as shown

below:

Wireless Network Status

Status - This shows the status of the wireless network connection.

SSID - This is the unique name of the wireless network.

Wireless Mode - The mode of the wireless network currently in use is displayed here.

Transfer Rate - The data transfer rate of the current connection is shown here.

Channel - This is the channel to which the wireless network devices are set.

Security - The status of the WEP encryption security feature is shown here.

Authentication - This is your wireless network’s authentication method.

IP Address - This shows the Adapter’s IP Address.

Subnet Mask - This shows the Adapter’s Subnet Mask.

Default Gateway - This is the Adapter’s Default Gateway address.

DNS - The DNS address of the Adapter is displayed here.

DHCP Client- This displays the status of the DHCP client.

MAC Address- This is the Adapter’s MAC Address.

Signal Strength - The Signal Strength bar indicates the signal strength.

Link Quality - The Link Quality bar indicates the quality of the wireless network connection.

Click the Statistic button for the Wireless Network Statistics screen. Click the Back button to return to the initial

Link Information tab. Clicking the Save to Profile button save the currently active connection to a profile. Click

the X (Close) button in the upper right corner to exit the Wireless Network Monitor.

Clicking the Statistics button brings up the following information on your wireless connection:

default gateway: a device that forwards

Internet traffic from your local area network

Figure 5-3: The Link Information Tab - More Information

DHCP: a protocol that lets one device on a local network,

known as a DHCP server, assign temporary IP addresses

to the other network devices, typically computers.

DNS: the IP address of your ISP's server, which

translates the names of websites into IP addresses.

IP address: the address used to identify a

computer or device on a network

subnet mask: an address code that

determines the size of a network

wep: a method of encrypting data transmitted on a

wireless network for greater security.

TCP/IP: a set of instructions PCs use to

communicate over a network.

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