Interfering network

Dec 08, 2005 4 Replies

I have router & modem connecting via Comcast, 1 laptop with XP Home. It is properly set up and has been working well until rrecently when called an unsecured network called Weatherby seems to take over. I finally zapped weatherby from a list of available connections, but it still interferes from time to time and it takes a lot of fiddling to get MY connection back. When I click on view Available Wireless Networks - my own will show up as it's supposed to, but every now and then Weatherby shows up alone.



What's going on? What can I do about it? Thanks....


Try a different channel for your network?

Try using Net Stumbler or some such to determine the channel of Weatherby. Then choose a channel at least 5 channels away (1,6 and 11 work best with 802.11b and 802.11g networks because those channels have the most separation from each other).

You might try to configure the XP O/S to not roam with the Wireless Zero Configuration Service so that it doesn't pick-up other networks in your area by disabling WZCS.

Duane :)

Change the channel in the router, broadcast your SSID.

Q

Thanks for the help. I'm assuming this means to uncheck "Use windows to configure my wireless network settings" in network connections properties, I couldn't find anything for Zero Configuration.

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