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The Book of Wireless, Second Edition
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The Book of Wireless, Second Edition

by John Ross
January 2008
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
336 pages
9h 43m
English
No Starch Press
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My computer connects to the wrong network.

In an environment where signals from more than one wireless network are within range of the radio in a network adapter, the adapter will detect all of them. If the SSID option is set to join ANY network, the client will automatically associate with the strongest local signal; if the configuration program includes a list of two or more SSIDs, it will search for SSIDs in the order specified by the list.

To configure your computer to join a specific network, change the list of preferred networks in the wireless configuration program, and change the name of the workgroup. Both the SSID and the workgroup should match the SSID of the access point you want to use.

If another network in the area uses the same SSID ...

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