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Chapter 3 - wireless lan reference – Asus B and W PCI CARD User Manual

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ASUS SpaceLink B&W PCI Card

Chapter 3 - Wireless LAN Reference

Chapter 3

Association State

Displays the connection status as follows:

Connected - The station is now associated with one wireless LAN device.
When operating in Infrastructure mode, this field shows the MAC address of
the Access Point with which you are communicating. When operating in Ad
Hoc mode, this field shows the virtual MAC address used by computers
participating in the Ad Hoc network.

Scanning... - The station is now attempting to authenticate and associate with
the desired Access Point or Ad Hoc node.

Disconnected - The link is connected, but no beacon received.

SSID

Displays the Service Set Identifier (SSID) that the card is either associated or
intending to join.

Network Type

Displays the type of the network that the card is in use. The value is either
"Infrastructure" or "Ad Hoc".

Current Channel

Displays the radio channel that the card is currently tuned. This number changes
as the radio scans the available channels.

MAC address

Indicates the hardware address of the card. MAC address is a unique identifier
for networking devices (typically written as twelve hexadecimal digits 0 through
9 and A through F, six hexadecimal numbers separated by colons, i.e.
00:E0:18:F0:05:C0).

Transmit Rate

Displays the current transmit data rate in megabits per second (Mbps).

Receive Rate

Displays the current receive data rate in megabits per second (Mbps).