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4.1 Surveying the Network Neighborhood

When multiple base stations are up and running in your wireless
network, you can use the procedure described below to display
the other computers:

1. Start Windows Explorer.

2. Scroll down the list of files and folders to look for the item

Network Neighborhood.

3. Double-click

the

Network Neighborhood item to display

all stations in your Microsoft Networking Group.

4. To display other workgroups in the network environment,

double-click the Entire Network icon.

5. If there is a second network operating system running in

your network environment (for example a Novell
NetWare network), the “Entire Network” window will also
display available servers running under the second
network operating system. If you click on these servers,
you may be asked to enter your user name and password
that applies to the other network operating system. If you
cannot find it, verify whether the other wireless
computers are: