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Green indicates the network connection. If it is flashing rapidly,
the adapter is scanning for a beacon signal from a member of the
network. If it is flashing slowly, either the adapter is the one that
started the beacon on an ad-hoc network, or the adapter has joined
an ad-hoc network. If it is solid green, it has joined an Access Point
in an infrastructure network.
Yellow indicates that data is being sent or received. The flash rate
depends on the size of each data packet and the frequency with
which they arrive. This rate may be high enough that the indicator
seems to be on constantly at times.
Next Steps
Your installation is now complete. If you are installing a wireless
ad-hoc network, all of your network clients should be connected to
each other.
The next step, for both ad-hoc and infrastructure networks, is for
each client to determine whether it will share its printer, if any, and
its files. This is covered in Chapter 3.
You may also want to create a higher level of security for your
wireless network. This is achieved by changing the network identi-
fication (Service Set Identifier, or SSID) for all clients and by im-
plementing Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP). These topics are
covered in Chapter 4. If you have a simple two- or three-client ad-
hoc network in a private home or a small office, you probably al-
ready have all the security you need.
