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Secti\bn 6 - Tr\bublesh\b\bting
Y\bu sh\buld start at 1472 and w\brk y\bur way d\bwn by 10 each time. Once y\bu get a reply, g\b up by 2 until y\bu get a fragmented 
packet. Take that \falue and add 28 t\b the \falue t\b acc\bunt f\br the \fari\bus TCP/IP headers. F\br example, lets say that 1452 was the 
pr\bper \falue, the actual MTU size w\buld be 1480, which is the \bptimum f\br the netw\brk we’re w\brking with (1452+28=1480). 
Once y\bu find y\bur MTU, y\bu can n\bw...

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Appendix A - Wireless Basics
D-Link  wireless  pr\bducts  are  based  \bn  industry  standards  t\b  pr\b\fide  easy-t\b-use  and  c\bmpatible  high-speed  wireless 
c\bnnecti\fity within y\bur h\bme, business \br public access wireless netw\brks. Strictly adhering t\b the IEEE standard, the D-Link 
wireless family \bf pr\bducts will all\bw y\bu t\b securely access the data y\bu want, when and where y\bu want it. Y\bu will be able 
t\b enj\by the freed\bm that wireless...

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What.is. Wire\bess?
Wireless \br Wi-Fi techn\bl\bgy is an\bther way \bf c\bnnecting y\bur c\bmputer t\b the netw\brk with\but using wires. Wi-Fi uses radi\b 
frequency t\b c\bnnect wirelessly, s\b y\bu ha\fe the freed\bm t\b c\bnnect c\bmputers anywhere in y\bur h\bme \br \bffice netw\brk.
Why.D-Link. Wire\bess? 
  
D-Link is the w\brldwide leader and award winning designer, de\fel\bper, and manufacturer \bf netw\brking pr\bducts. D-Link...

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Wire\bess.Persona\b.Area.Network.(WPAN)
Bluet\b\bth is the industry standard wireless techn\bl\bgy used f\br WPAN. Bluet\b\bth de\fices in WPAN \bperate in a range up t\b 
30 feet away.
C\bmpared t\b WLAN the speed and wireless \bperati\bn range are b\bth less than WLAN, but in return it d\besn’t use nearly as 
much p\bwer which makes it ideal f\br pers\bnal de\fices, such as m\bbile ph\bnes, PDAs, headph\bnes, lapt\bps, speakers, and \bther...

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Where.is.wire\bess.used?.
  
Wireless techn\bl\bgy is expanding e\ferywhere n\bt just at h\bme \br \bffice. Pe\bple like the freed\bm \bf m\bbility and it’s bec\bming 
s\b p\bpular that m\bre and m\bre public facilities n\bw pr\b\fide wireless access t\b attract pe\bple. The wireless c\bnnecti\bn in public 
places is usually called \l“h\btsp\bts”.
Using a D-Link Cardbus Adapter with y\bur lapt\bp, y\bu can access the h\btsp\bt t\b c\bnnect t\b...

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Security 
  
D\bn’t let y\bu next-d\b\br neighb\brs \br intruders c\bnnect t\b y\bur wireless netw\brk. Secure y\bur wireless netw\brk by turning \bn 
the WPA \br WEP security feature \bn the r\buter. Refer t\b pr\bduct manual f\br detail inf\brmati\bn \bn h\bw t\b set it up.
 
 
      There are basically tw\b m\bdes \bf netw\brking: 
• Infrastructure – All wireless clients will c\bnnect t\b an access p\bint \br wireless r\buter.
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Ne\bworking Basics
Check your IP address
After y\bu install y\bur new D-Link adapter, by default, the TCP/IP settings sh\buld be set t\b \bbtain an IP address fr\bm a DHCP 
ser\fer (i.e. wireless r\buter) aut\bmatically. T\b \ferify y\bur IP address, please f\bll\bw the steps bel\bw.
Click \bn Start > Run. In the run b\bx type cmd and click \fK. (Wind\bws® 7/Vista® users type cmd in the Start.Search b\bx.)
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S\ba\bically Assign an IP address
If y\bu are n\bt using a DHCP \lcapable gateway/r\buter, \br y\bu need t\b assign a static IP address, please f\bll\bw the steps bel\bw:
Step.1
Wind\bws® 7 -  Click \bn Start > Contro\b.Pane\b > Network.and.Internet > Network.and.Sharing.Center.
Wind\bws Vista® -  Click \bn Start > Contro\b .Pane\b  > Network .and .Internet  > Network .and .Sharing .Center  > Manage .Network
. . . Connections.
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Appendix C - Technical Specificati\bns
Technical Specifica\bions
Standards
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.3ab
Security
  • WPA™
 - Pers\bnal/Enterprise
  • WPA2™ - Pers\bnal/Enterprise
 
Wire\bess.Signa\b.Rates
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. IEEE.802.11n.2.4GHz(HT20/40):
• 144.4Mbps (300) \l    · 130Mbps (270)
• 115.6Mbps (240) \l     · 86.7Mbps (180)
• 72.2Mbps (150)  \l     · 65Mbps (135)
• 57.8Mbps (120)  \l     · 43.3Mbps (90)
• 28.9Mbps (60)  ·...