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Block a nearby wireless?

My Centrino wireless keeps getting bumped off my own, very near, Linksys network when someone turns on their system somewhere nearby called toxicwi with no profile.

Although I have connect to my preferred network, it seems that I still get bumped.

Is there way to prevent my system from noticing and asking if I want to connect to this unknown network? I don't see why it should interfere with my preferred connection which is about 8 feet away!

Jeff ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jefferis Peterson, Pres. Web Design and Marketing

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Jefferis NoSpamme
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Thanks, I'll try that.

~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jefferis Peterson, Pres. Web Design and Marketing

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Jefferis NoSpamme

You can disable the Wireless Zero Configuration Service on theO/S and that should be better for you.

Duane :)

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Duane Arnold

Jefferis NoSpamme wrote in news:BECC8176.28F1D% snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com:

Change the channel on your router. You may need to try several times to get one that avoids the problem.

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McSpreader

windows zero config .. if you go to wireless networks and look at the `properties for the neighbors ssid/connection you can set it to only connect on demand. Then it will never connect to it unless you tell it to.

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bumtracks

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