User's Manual
34 Microsoft Broadband Networking Wireless Adapter User’s Guide
If there are problems accessing the Internet or other computers on your
network, check the cables between your computers and the base station or
modem for loose or disconnected wires. Check the cables between the base
station and the broadband modem. Verify that you are using the correct cables,
that all cables are rmly attached, and that all status lights on the other
network devices are functioning correctly.
If you are still having network problems, you should troubleshoot that issue
before conguring a multiplayer network game.
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Check your base station network settings. If other computers on your
network are also having problems accessing the network and the Internet, you
might have incorrect base station network settings. Verify that you are using the
correct Internet settings required by your ISP, and that any wireless settings are
correctly congured to allow all wireless computers to communicate.
If you are using a Microsoft base station, you can use the Broadband Network
Utility and the Base Station Management Tool to check and manually
congure your network settings. For more information, see Chapter 4,
“Network Management.” If you are using a base station or router from another
manufacturer, see the documentation for that device.
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Check if your game or application has any special network requirements
for multiplayer play. Some programs communicate between computers by
using specic network ports. Most base stations include a rewall that prevents
unauthorized communication on nearly all ports.
If your application or game requires special settings on your base station,
such as forwarding a port for multiplayer play or setting up a virtual DMZ
(demilitarized zone) to host a game server, you will be able to nd this
information in the program manual or on the software publisher’s Web site.
For a list of specic programs and the ports necessary to run them, see the
Support section of the Broadband Networking Web site at www.microsoft.com/
hardware.
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If you are using a wireless connection, check for range and interference
issues. You might be out of range of the wireless base station, gateway, or
router. Position the computer with the wireless adapter in the same room as
your base station and try connecting again. If you can connect to the wireless
network and run applications and games without a problem, you might have
been previously out
of range.
Another cause of problems is that signals transmitted between the base
station and a wireless adapter can be affected by interference from other
wireless devices—including 2.4-GHz cordless phones, microwave ovens,
and neighboring wireless networks. Move the other devices as needed,
and refrain from using them while you are using the network. To minimize
interference from another wireless network, try changing the wireless channel.
For information about how to change your wireless settings, see Broadband
Network Utility Help.
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