[iBook] Having problem reconnecting to home network

[B G]

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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