How-To Guide Part 5

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2. Click "Start," "Programs," "Accessories," and "Command Prompt" to open the DOS command
prompt window. Type "ipconfig" to determine if the TCP/IP configuration has taken effect. To
test IP connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode, use the "ping <ipaddress>" command.
When a TCP/IP connection is established, the LinkMon utility (see Section 6) can be used to
monitor the 802.11a Wireless LAN Network Adapter operating status.
3. To map the drive on another machine to your computer, right-click "My Computer" and click
"Map Network Drive...." Specify the path of a network-shared folder.
4. After mapping the drive, you can perform file transfers, video streaming, and all other network
data transfers that are normally performed with wired 10/100 Ethernet connections.