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3 laptops connected to a netgear router.
2 working absolutely fine. When I hover over the network icon, bottom right, it shows that each laptop is connected to 1 secure network.
However my laptop, when I hover over the network icon, indicates that I am connected to the secured network AND an unidentified network. The network sharing center backs this up and says I'm connected to 'multiple networks.
This laptop keeps dropping connection only momentarily, but its gotta be down to me using 2 signals hasn't it?
Googled loads and there doesn't seem to be a simple answer to get rid of the 'unidentified network'
Anyone help?
2 working absolutely fine. When I hover over the network icon, bottom right, it shows that each laptop is connected to 1 secure network.
However my laptop, when I hover over the network icon, indicates that I am connected to the secured network AND an unidentified network. The network sharing center backs this up and says I'm connected to 'multiple networks.
This laptop keeps dropping connection only momentarily, but its gotta be down to me using 2 signals hasn't it?
Googled loads and there doesn't seem to be a simple answer to get rid of the 'unidentified network'
Anyone help?
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It would seem quite probable from the symptoms you descibe that the laptop is connecting to someone elses network.
You don't mention the OS but in Vista it is possible to see all the available connections using ControlPanael-Network SHaring Center-ManageWirelessNetworks. Have a look there, You might have 'Automatically Connect' ticked on this spurious network |
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Thanks, I'll have a look escapee.
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Its vista btw
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This is getting so confusing now.
When I originally hooked the router up I assigned the secured network as Robmp. After various problems and bumbling around ( I'm not techy) we had changed it ( I thought) to another secured network called by my sister's name. What I see in the network icon is me being connected to my sisters secured connection and an unidentified one. But in 'manage wireless networks', there is only 1 connection and that is the old Robmp one! Lost me. |
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try right click on the little tvs bottom right and sellect connect to a network that will show you all networks your laptops can see and the strength of signal
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Yep, it is showing that i'm connected to a secured network under my sisters name.
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if all laptops show the same they are all on the same router ie yours if you see any others with weak signal they could be some house next door so just ignore them you will continue to see them but not connect to them
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open a command prompt
start --- run ---- Open: cmd (with administrative privileges) type ipconfig in the command prompt and paste up what you get |
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alternatively
start -- programs - accessories, right click on command prompt and select "Run as Administrator" |
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ill leave it to you DS you know more than me if your going to config cheers
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I've got that ipconfig/all up mate, but i can't seem to copy and paste the way I usually do.
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right click the top of the window title bar, select all, copy
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sorry, right click title bar, edit, select all
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inidentally, you're only connecting to one network if you've only got one wireless network card. you're getting a funny with vista and your router which makes it appear that you're connected to multiple networks
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Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Users\Robipconfig/all Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Rob-PC Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Con nection Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-D2-8B-19-20 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1c7:31b8:4a12:ab3a%10(Preferred) IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.4(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 10 March 2010 15:17:17 Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 11 March 2010 15:17:17 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1 192.168.1.1 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 251664850 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-A0-D1-6F-46-9F DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 5: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{4964643C-9012-4878-9EE0-AD0755F30 57B} Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{DCD9B4CD-0D16-4200-95BD-1455D7620 0FF} Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.4%13(Preferred) Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{DCD9B4CD-0D16-4200-95BD-1455D7620 0FF} Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{70F10708-06D6-4C29-8358-7602481EA 0CF} Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes C:\Users\Rob |
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Ahh, i see Dstyle. I just thought logically, that as my lappy is the only one getting probs connection wise out the 3 ,and that was the only diff i could see ( multiple networks) i assumed that was the prob.
Dangerous to assume :D |
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thanks for your help layandback
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backandlay* :D
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i'm not sure what the exact problem is, but it's a problem plenty of other seem to have
http://www.vistax64.com/vista-networking-sharing/130056-vista-incorrectly-sees-multiple-networks-cant-connect-inte.html you could try this suggested** http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article04-500 i used to get it a lot with my old netgear router (incidentally if you've got anything above 10mb broadband, the older routers can't handle forwarding the packets quicker than about 10mb) but it's gone away since i replaced it. |
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tyvm DStyle, i'll have a look at those links. Not sure what my mb is.
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router is brand new wnr2000
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Not sure whether its wise to use that 2nd**link DStyle.
I am actually connected via multiple networks and the piccy in that link denotes no internet. Is it safe to procede? |
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kill the one that isn't the one you recognise. it's not irreversible
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thanks mate, will do
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