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Wireless Home Networking Simplified
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Wireless Home Networking Simplified

by Jim Doherty, Neil Anderson
December 2006
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
384 pages
10h 39m
English
Cisco Press
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Troubleshooting Tips for MAC Address Filtering

If any of the computers do not re-establish communication, check these items:

• Make sure the number of entries in the MAC address table on the wireless router is the same as the number of computers with wireless NICs in your network.

• Disable the MAC address restriction, reboot the computer that is not connecting properly, and see if it re-establishes a connection. If it does, repeat these instructions and add the “missing” MAC address from the computer.

• If all else fails, manually enter the MAC address for the computer’s wireless NIC. You can find the MAC address usually on a sticker label attached to either the NIC itself or the package it came in.

• Remember that if you upgrade your NIC or ...

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