Subject:

Cannot access network resources, but the wireless signal quality is good.

Problem:

I installed the wireless card correctly, and the wireless signal quality is 
good. But I still can't connect to Internet and also can't see other PCs 
in Network Neighborhood. What should I do?

Answer:

Good signal quality means that your wireless card can connect with your 
Access Point correctly. So now you have to check the configuration of your 
office/school and your PC.

1. Check the APMS's "Filter" settings. "Filter" means "Packet Filtering".
It can filter some protocol that you don't want to use.

2. If the TCP/IP set is configured manually, check the Subnet, Gateway 
and DNS settings again.

3. Use "Ping Gateway IP (i.e. ping 192.168.40.1)" to check the gateway 
server of your office/school .

a. If it shows "Reply from 192.168.40.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128 ",
that means you can connect to your gateway server, the connection 
between your PC and server is correct.

b. If it shows " Request timed out. ", that means you cann't connect to 
your gateway server, the problem must be caused from the netwrok 
configuration of your office/school. You should recheck Switch/Hub, 
Modem, Cables and TCP/IP configure, or ask MIS/ISP for help.

4. After you had confirmed that your computer can connect to the Gateway. 
Use "Ping (Remote PC)" to check the connection between Gateway and Internet.

a. If it shows "Reply from 192.168.40.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128 ",
that means you can connect to Internet. But your IE/Netscape still
cannot browse, that must be caused from the DNS setting, recheck it
or ask MIS/ISP for help.

b. If it shows " Request timed out. ", that means you cann't connect to 
Internet. That must be caused from Gateway's setting, recheck it or
ask MIS/ISP help.