locking onto my own wifi signal

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On Sat, 22 May 2004 13:16:04 -0700, Victor <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>I am a novice computer user. Trying to learn more each day.
>
>I have set up my home network through a wifi router connecting a desktop and laptop.
>
>Recently, my laptop will disconnect by itself and a bubble at the taskbar will say there are moe than one available wifi signal. Asking me to choose. I click it open, i will find 1-2 mre signals beside mine. When i choose my own, it will stay connected for a few minutes before disconnecting with the same prompting again.
>
>My question is , to all the experts, is there a way to lock onto just my own without being interrupted by more neigbour's signal? ( although free internet connection is good, I prefer my own.)
>
>I tried changing the channel at the router and disbling IEEE 802.1X box at advanced properties window.
>
>Also I find the wifi signal is affected by my cordless phone (2,4 g hz) and the microwave. Any solution?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Victor

Victor,

1) Enable SSID broadcast.
2) Disable "Automatically connect to non-preferred networks".
3) Make sure your network is listed as preferred.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

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Hey Victor, I have the same problem as well. I think there is a bug in Windows. Your AP should be the only AP in the preferred list. It shouldn't make a difference whether iEEE802.1x authentication is disabled or not(and yes I have tried both ways), and no one, even at Microsoft, knows exactly what happens when you select/deselect "Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings". The other setting I have tested is changing the Any availiable network to Access point networks only under the advance tab. And of course, that made no difference.
I have heard a lot of people complain about it and yet know one knows a real clear answer. Hopefully Microsoft will look into getting us a fix. Until then..........click....reconnect.  
~B

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thanks man,

I am try your suggestions as well. Hope MS will fix that.

Victor

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Thanks, I will try your suggestion

victor

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So I tried something else, I took my AP to another location where there were no other APs. I still got disconnected and a bubble popped up saying that other networks were avaliable..... in which of course there wasn't(other than mine). Had to reconnect as usual. I have excellent signal strenth so that cannot be the problem either.
??~B

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hey brian,
i am also another victim of that stupid bubble from my wireless
connection icon - "One or more wireless networks are available, blah blah
blah"... you guys have been dealing with this since May, i can't even imagine
how annoying that must be.. my problem just started a week or two ago, and if
anyone is still reading these posts and has ANY solution to propose, i would
love to hear it... thanks a lot in advance,
Sincerely,
Devin - gets d/c'ed about every five minutes.. occasionally cant
reconnect at all and i have to disable my connection, and then enable again

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

If 802.1x authentication was enabled somehow, unmark in in advance,
otherwise, you may be a victim of
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811427

or, you may be running a network without WEP or WPA while a neighbor
has put up a secured access point. This means you should broadcast
your SSID and be sure you are using WEP or better, WPA.

On Sat, 7 Aug 2004 19:57:01 -0700, "Devin"
<Devin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>hey brian,
> i am also another victim of that stupid bubble from my wireless
>connection icon - "One or more wireless networks are available, blah blah
>blah"... you guys have been dealing with this since May, i can't even imagine
>how annoying that must be.. my problem just started a week or two ago, and if
>anyone is still reading these posts and has ANY solution to propose, i would
>love to hear it... thanks a lot in advance,
> Sincerely,
> Devin - gets d/c'ed about every five minutes.. occasionally cant
>reconnect at all and i have to disable my connection, and then enable again

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Barb Bowman
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