Trouble connecting to wireless networks

[laredotornado]

Hi,

I'm using Windows XP. I have a wireless card that works fine because I
visit various Internet cafes in my area and can connect to the
Internet wirelessly just fine. However, I'm trying to set up a home
wireless network. I can connect fine through the land line to the D-
Link DI-524 router, but when I try and connect wirelessly, no luck.
What I try and do is right click on the icon of the bars on my task
bar at the lower right, select my home network, and click on it.
However, this does not work because each time i go back and look at
the list, some other network (usually one of the Internet cafes that
is no longer in range) is checked.

How can I successfully select my home wireless network to connect to?

Thanks, - Dave

 

[RalfG]

Disable automatic connection (ie. the connect when in range tick box) for
all other networks and enable it for only your home network. If it isn't
already, enable SSID broadcast on your wireless router. You could also set
your laptop wireless connection to only connect to infrastructure networks.

Turn off security in the router/laptop until after you get your connection
working.

 

[laredotornado]

Disable automatic connection (ie. the connect when in range tick box) for
all other networks and enable it for only your home network. If it isn't
already, enable SSID broadcast on your wireless router. You could also set
your laptop wireless connection to only connect to infrastructure networks.

Turn off security in the router/laptop until after you get your connection
working.









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For this

Disable automatic connection (ie. the connect when in range tick box)

How do I do that? - Dave

 

[RalfG]

In the wireless adapter Properties, Wireless Networks tab-Preferred networks
box, click Properties for each network in the list then on the Connection
tab uncheck "Connect when this network is in range".
For your own network make sure that the box remains checked and it will be
the only one that your computer connects to automatically.

Other networks that are in range will still show up in the Available
networks list. The computer won't connect to them automatically but you can
still connect to them manually.

 

[Jack \(MVP-Networking\).]

Hi
May be this can Help, http://www.ezlan.net/wireless/wzc3.jpg
Jack (MVP-Networking).

 

[RalfG]

And this one....
http://www.ezlan.net/wireless/wzc4.jpg

No point re-inventing the wheel but I didn't have this website bookmarked.

 

[laredotornado]

Hi
May be this can Help,http://www.ezlan.net/wireless/wzc3.jpg
Jack (MVP-Networking).








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Thanks to both of you for the info. However, using Windows XP, when I
go to Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections, right click on my
Wireless Connection and select Properties, there are only two tabs,
"General" and "Advanced" and no "Wireless Networking" tab. Is
something not installed properly? I'm using a Dell Wireless 1370 WLAN
Mini-PCI Card.

Thanks again, - Dave

 

[RalfG]

Thanks to both of you for the info. However, using Windows XP, when I
go to Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections, right click on my
Wireless Connection and select Properties, there are only two tabs,
"General" and "Advanced" and no "Wireless Networking" tab. Is
something not installed properly? I'm using a Dell Wireless 1370 WLAN
Mini-PCI Card.

Thanks again, - Dave

Apparently you aren't using Windows Wireless Zero to control you network
adapter. That's why those settings don't show up, it is disabled. Whatever
settings you have available to do the same things will be in the 3rd part
WLAN utility that you must be using instead.

See if this helps:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/network/p70008/en/index.htm

or this one for the Dell WLAN utility
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/network/p70008/en/utility.htm#toc_25