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Force to Only Connect to One Network Only?I've kinda driven myself up the wall trying to figure this out: There are several wireless networks in range of my laptop. There's the one in my house (Let's call it "Router A"), and a few others that have a weak signal but are in range (Let's call any one of them "Router B"). My laptop will, at odd times and sometimes even during a windows session, disconnect from Router A, and automagically re- connect itself to Router B, without me even realizing it's happening until after the fact. Once I figure out that it's switched itself, I can easily go into "Wireless Networkiing Connection Status," click "View Wireless Networks," and reconnect to Router A. Is there a way to force the computer to only ever attach to Router A, and never attempt to attach to another router? Thanks a bunch in advance for helping, -HaloFX Hi
Some time it is unavoidable, especially if your signal is Not very strong and someone in the neighborhood has a vey strong signal. First make sure that you are using your WPA an above encryption. Look at the Wireless Configuration menu and make sure that your Wireless Network is the only one in the Preferred networks (remove every thing else, if any). Then look at the advance menu and make sure that Automatically connect to none preferred networks is Unchecked. http://www.ezlan.net/wireless/wzc3.jpg Jack (MVP-Networking). Show quote "halo" <haloeffe***@gmail.com> wrote in message news:055293e9-3338-4569-ab40-4df7bfa44a8d@i37g2000hsd.googlegroups.com... > Hi folks, > > I've kinda driven myself up the wall trying to figure this out: > > There are several wireless networks in range of my laptop. There's > the one in my house (Let's call it "Router A"), and a few others that > have a weak signal but are in range (Let's call any one of them > "Router B"). My laptop will, at odd times and sometimes even during a > windows session, disconnect from Router A, and automagically re- > connect itself to Router B, without me even realizing it's happening > until after the fact. Once I figure out that it's switched itself, I > can easily go into "Wireless Networkiing Connection Status," click > "View Wireless Networks," and reconnect to Router A. > > Is there a way to force the computer to only ever attach to Router A, > and never attempt to attach to another router? > > Thanks a bunch in advance for helping, > -HaloFX On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:42:35 -0800 (PST), halo <haloeffe***@gmail.com> wrote:
Show quote >Hi folks, 1) Be sure that Router A is broadcasting the SSID.> >I've kinda driven myself up the wall trying to figure this out: > >There are several wireless networks in range of my laptop. There's >the one in my house (Let's call it "Router A"), and a few others that >have a weak signal but are in range (Let's call any one of them >"Router B"). My laptop will, at odd times and sometimes even during a >windows session, disconnect from Router A, and automagically re- >connect itself to Router B, without me even realizing it's happening >until after the fact. Once I figure out that it's switched itself, I >can easily go into "Wireless Networkiing Connection Status," click >"View Wireless Networks," and reconnect to Router A. > >Is there a way to force the computer to only ever attach to Router A, >and never attempt to attach to another router? > >Thanks a bunch in advance for helping, >-HaloFX 2) Setup your WiFi client, with "Automatically connect to non-preferred networks" disabled. <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/11/make-your-wireless-computer-connect.html> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/11/make-your-wireless-computer-connect.html -- Cheers, Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking] http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck mvps org. |
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