[ale] Wifi issue

[Joseph Knapka]

Robert Coggins <ale at cogginsnet.com> writes:

> OK heres the deal.
> 
> I have a WIFI network here at home.  There is also someone else in the
> n'hood that has WIFI.  I specify that my laptop needs to connect to my
> ESSID however it keeps connecting to the other guys network. 

Are you sure that (a) you've really set your ESSID to something
distinctive, and (b) that you've really told your laptop to
connect to that ESSID? If you do an "iwconfig" on your
wireless interface, what do you see?

I had this exact same problem, and changing the ESSID to
something "interesting" fixed me right up.

Cheers,

-- Joe

> LOL I can
> get on the net using his network as I see he has DSL or Cable.  But when
> I need to transfer things to my desktop it is a no go on my LAN.  My
> Wife's LT can connect with no problem.  He runs a linksys router  I have
> a D-Link router.  I my wireless card is linksys and my wife's is SMC. 
> Anyone have an idea?
> 
> Thanks all!
> 
> Rob
> 
> 
> -- 
> Robert Coggins <ale at cogginsnet.com>
> 
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