This document analyzes the effects of shadowing and fading on the performance of ad hoc routing protocols in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs). It simulates the performance of three routing protocols - Location-Aided Routing (LAR), Routing Information Protocol (RIP), and LANMAR - under different shadowing and fading conditions using the QualNet simulator. The simulation evaluates the protocols based on application layer metrics like end-to-end delay, jitter, throughput, and packet delivery ratio, as well as physical layer metrics like power consumption and battery usage. The results show the impact of realistic channel models like shadowing and fading on routing protocol performance in MANETs.