[iBook] Having problem reconnecting to home network

[Lon Lentz]

   Thanks for the info. I went in and set up the automatic connect.

   It appears though that my iBook is not seeing my WAP. When I turn the 
wireless on, I get a list of available access points. I can see my 
neighbor's wap but I can't see mine. My roommate's XP machine sees and 
connects to it fine. And if I tell it to connect to my specific ssid 
with the wep key, it will connect fine.

   Is there any reason why it wouldn't be able to see a wap that it's 
only a few feet from?

On Dec 18, 2004, at 2:28 AM, B G wrote:

> There are two easy fixes, one, change your network 
> preferences/location from "automatic" to one for your WEP SSID
>
> or change the SSID so you will know right away where you are connected.
>
> BG
>
> On Dec 17, 2004, at 10:46 PM, Lon Lentz wrote:
>
>>
>>   I have a G4 with an Airport Extreme card. I've had it a little over 
>> a year and have been using it daily with my Linksys wap/router, the 
>> old B version.
>>
>>   I run WEP, with non-default ssid and channel. And everything's 
>> worked great for the last year, till some guy moved in next door and 
>> threw up a Linksys wap leaving it on the default ssid, default 
>> channel, and no wep. And since modern macs are notoriously easy when 
>> it comes to waps and will want to connect with anything in sight, 
>> I've had problems seeing my own wap. Several times now I have been 
>> online only to discover I have been connected to his wap.
>>
>>   If I fill in the ssid and put in the wep key, I can connect. But my 
>> ability to just turn it on and automatically connect has gone away.
>>
>>   Can someone help me get my auto connect back, or point me in the 
>> right direction?
>>
>>   Thanks.
>>
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