Re: [NTLK] Looking for WiFi help.

From: Betty <bettyy_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Fri Aug 25 2006 - 22:37:33 EDT

Hi Tim,

Did you give your network the same name as your neighbor did to his?
I thought you have to provide the SSID for the network in the Wifi
settings.

Betty
bettyy at earthlink dot net

At 9:19 PM -0500 8/25/06, Cerebus wrote:
>On 8/25/06, Paul Curtis <MicroSSG@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I would try changing your channel to 6 just to eliminate this possibility.
>
>I did that. I also set it to 1, and I tried .11b rates only on all
>three channels, and it still insists on joining my neighbor's WLAN.
>
>However, when I was squatting at .11b rates on 6, it took longer to
>join his network. I'm going to speculate at this point that the card
>doesn't like my WAP (Apple Airport Extreme). I'll have to dig out my
>old .11b WAP and test against it. I'll also try updating the card
>firmware; I have the latest, but no machine to upgrade it with.
>
>-- Tim
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