Wireless Problems

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Okay, for some very strange reason, Windows XP can't configure my
wireless now (though it has been able to since I got this PC in
August), and it can't view any available wireless networks, yet it
still connects to one. Problem is, the one it's connecting to isn't
mine, even though my router isn't even 5 feet away from my laptop.
Anyone have any idea how to fix this? All help is greatly appreciated.
 
Hi
Get to the Network Connection Properties, click on the Wireless Networks
tab. Remove all the Networks that are not yours so that only you network
would be in the preferred list. Click on Advanced and uncheck the
Automatically connect to non-preferred network.
http://www.ezlan.net/wireless/wzc3.jpg
Jack (MVP-Networking).
 
Thanks a bunch, I'll try that as soon as I get home. I've got another
question. If you are connected both wired and wirelessly, is there any
way to tell certain programs (like Firefox) to access the internet
through the LAN instead of the wireless?
 
Thanks a bunch, I'll try that as soon as I get home. I've got another
question. If you are connected both wired and wirelessly, is there any
way to tell certain programs (like Firefox) to access the internet
through the LAN instead of the wireless?
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Windows automatically uses the faster connection if it has the choice.
Open a command prompt window and look at the routing tables with "route
print". The lines with 0.0.0.0 at the beginning define the default
routes (for the internet). The interface IP address is the IP address of
the network card. The metric in the last column defines the priority
between two identical routes. Lower value (aka less cost) means higher
priority. If it is identical the faster connection should be chosen.

You can manually define the metric for a network connection from the
network connections control panel. Open the network connection
properties windows and from there the TCP/IP properties. You should find
a field to define the metric.

Gerald
 
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