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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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Hardware Troubleshooting

Wireless networking hardware components are subject to the same kind of

abuse and faulty installation as any other hardware component.

Troubleshooting a suspected hardware problem should bring out the

technician in you.

Open Windows Device Manager and look for an error or conflict with the

wireless adapter. If you see a big exclamation point next to the device, you

have a driver error. A downward-facing arrow next to the device indicates

that it has been disabled. Enable it if possible or reinstall the device driver as

needed.

If you don’t see the device listed at all, perhaps it is not seated properly or

plugged all the way in. These problems are easy to fix. Just remove and

reinstall the device.

NOTE As with all things computing, don’t forget to do the standard PC

troubleshooting thing and reboot the computer before you make any

configuration or hardware changes!

Software Troubleshooting

Because you’ve already checked to confirm your hardware is using the

correct drivers, what kind of software-related problems are left? Two things

come immediately to mind: the wireless adapter configuration utility and the

WAP’s firmware version.

As I mentioned earlier, some wireless devices won’t work correctly unless

you install the vendor-provided drivers and configuration utility before

plugging in the device. This is particularly true of wireless USB devices. If

you didn’t do this already, go into Device Manager and uninstall the device,

then start again from scratch.

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