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ASUS SpaceLink B&W PCI Card
Chapter 3 - Wireless LAN Reference
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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).