multiple wireless network of the same name

Posted: 07-24-2008, 08:34 AM
I connect my laptop (Thinkpad X60S on Vista Business) to a WRT54G
linksys wireless router and let's say my SSID is HOME.

My problem is this: When I try to connect Vista sees 3 and sometimes 4
networks of the same SSID, e.g. HOME, HOME (2), HOME (3) and HOME (4).
It is the same network. Why is this happening and how do I solve it?

Thanks.
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Sooner Al [MVP]
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Re: multiple wireless network of the same name
Posted: 07-24-2008, 10:19 AM
Either a lot of folks in your area use the same SSID or in the past you have
created then recreated the same network. Pick a unique SSID for your
network. You can also merge/delete networks. See this screen shot. You will
be asked for your admin password...

http://www.dslreports.com/speak/slid...M0Mjk4Nw%3D%3D

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"Gizzo" <gbacareza@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I connect my laptop (Thinkpad X60S on Vista Business) to a WRT54G
> linksys wireless router and let's say my SSID is HOME.
>
> My problem is this: When I try to connect Vista sees 3 and sometimes 4
> networks of the same SSID, e.g. HOME, HOME (2), HOME (3) and HOME (4).
> It is the same network. Why is this happening and how do I solve it?
>
> Thanks.
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Gizzo
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Re: multiple wireless network of the same name
Posted: 07-24-2008, 11:35 AM
I'm pretty sure I used a unique SSID. (I just used HOME as an
example.)

Also I don't remember recreating the same network. I just created in
once.

I have tried merging deleting but the problem always recurs. Example,
I merge the duplicate names today. When I access tomorrow, the problem
occurs again and I have to merge again and again. It's annoying.

I want to get to the root of the problem and solve it.

On Jul 24, 5:19*pm, "Sooner Al [MVP]" <Soone...@somewhere.net.invalid>
wrote:
> Either a lot of folks in your area use the same SSID or in the past you have
> created then recreated the same network. Pick a unique SSID for your
> network. You can also merge/delete networks. See this screen shot. You will
> be asked for your admin password...
>
> http://www.dslreports.com/speak/slid...33768&ret=L2Zv....
>
> --
>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows - Desktop User Experience)
>
> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
> mutual benefit of all of us...
> The MS-MVP Program -http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights...
> How to ask a questionhttp://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>
> "Gizzo" <gbacar...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:2358f69e-141f-48e1-bcf4-17c5dde329f2@y22g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>
> >I connect my laptop (Thinkpad X60S on Vista Business) to a WRT54G
> > linksys wireless router and let's say my SSID is HOME.
>
> > My problem is this: When I try to connect Vista sees 3 and sometimes 4
> > networks of the same SSID, e.g. HOME, HOME (2), HOME (3) and HOME (4).
> > It is the same network. Why is this happening and how do I solve it?
>
> > Thanks.
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Gizzo
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Re: multiple wireless network of the same name
Posted: 07-25-2008, 04:04 AM
any solutions? Thanks

On Jul 24, 6:35*pm, Gizzo <gbacar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm pretty sure I used a unique SSID. (I just used HOME as an
> example.)
>
> Also I don't remember recreating the same network. I just created in
> once.
>
> I have tried merging deleting but the problem always recurs. Example,
> I merge the duplicate names today. When I access tomorrow, the problem
> occurs again and I have to merge again and again. It's annoying.
>
> I want to get to the root of the problem and solve it.
>
> On Jul 24, 5:19*pm, "Sooner Al [MVP]" <Soone...@somewhere.net.invalid>
> wrote:
>
> > Either a lot of folks in your area use the same SSID or in the past youhave
> > created then recreated the same network. Pick a unique SSID for your
> > network. You can also merge/delete networks. See this screen shot. You will
> > be asked for your admin password...
>
> >http://www.dslreports.com/speak/slid...33768&ret=L2Zv...
>
> > --
>
> > Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows - Desktop User Experience)
>
> > Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
> > mutual benefit of all of us...
> > The MS-MVP Program -http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights...
> > How to ask a questionhttp://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>
> > "Gizzo" <gbacar...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >news:2358f69e-141f-48e1-bcf4-17c5dde329f2@y22g2000prd.googlegroups.com....
>
> > >I connect my laptop (Thinkpad X60S on Vista Business) to a WRT54G
> > > linksys wireless router and let's say my SSID is HOME.
>
> > > My problem is this: When I try to connect Vista sees 3 and sometimes 4
> > > networks of the same SSID, e.g. HOME, HOME (2), HOME (3) and HOME (4)..
> > > It is the same network. Why is this happening and how do I solve it?
>
> > > Thanks.
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Re: multiple wireless network of the same name
Posted: 07-25-2008, 04:20 AM
any solutions?

On Jul 24, 6:35*pm, Gizzo <gbacar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm pretty sure I used a unique SSID. (I just used HOME as an
> example.)
>
> Also I don't remember recreating the same network. I just created in
> once.
>
> I have tried merging deleting but the problem always recurs. Example,
> I merge the duplicate names today. When I access tomorrow, the problem
> occurs again and I have to merge again and again. It's annoying.
>
> I want to get to the root of the problem and solve it.
>
> On Jul 24, 5:19*pm, "Sooner Al [MVP]" <Soone...@somewhere.net.invalid>
> wrote:
>
> > Either a lot of folks in your area use the same SSID or in the past youhave
> > created then recreated the same network. Pick a unique SSID for your
> > network. You can also merge/delete networks. See this screen shot. You will
> > be asked for your admin password...
>
> >http://www.dslreports.com/speak/slid...33768&ret=L2Zv...
>
> > --
>
> > Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows - Desktop User Experience)
>
> > Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
> > mutual benefit of all of us...
> > The MS-MVP Program -http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights...
> > How to ask a questionhttp://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>
> > "Gizzo" <gbacar...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >news:2358f69e-141f-48e1-bcf4-17c5dde329f2@y22g2000prd.googlegroups.com....
>
> > >I connect my laptop (Thinkpad X60S on Vista Business) to a WRT54G
> > > linksys wireless router and let's say my SSID is HOME.
>
> > > My problem is this: When I try to connect Vista sees 3 and sometimes 4
> > > networks of the same SSID, e.g. HOME, HOME (2), HOME (3) and HOME (4)..
> > > It is the same network. Why is this happening and how do I solve it?
>
> > > Thanks.
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Barb Bowman
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Re: multiple wireless network of the same name
Posted: 07-25-2008, 11:24 AM
try going in and changing YOUR SSID to something totally different
and unique on the router and connect to the network wirelessly with
the new SSID name. then remove/delete everything else. do the SSID
names increment or no?

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:35:38 -0700 (PDT), Gizzo
<gbacareza@gmail.com> wrote:
>I'm pretty sure I used a unique SSID. (I just used HOME as an
>example.)
>
>Also I don't remember recreating the same network. I just created in
>once.
>
>I have tried merging deleting but the problem always recurs. Example,
>I merge the duplicate names today. When I access tomorrow, the problem
>occurs again and I have to merge again and again. It's annoying.
>
>I want to get to the root of the problem and solve it.
>
>On Jul 24, 5:19*pm, "Sooner Al [MVP]" <Soone...@somewhere.net.invalid>
>wrote:
>> Either a lot of folks in your area use the same SSID or in the past you have
>> created then recreated the same network. Pick a unique SSID for your
>> network. You can also merge/delete networks. See this screen shot. You will
>> be asked for your admin password...
>>
>> http://www.dslreports.com/speak/slid...33768&ret=L2Zv...
>>
>> --
>>
>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows - Desktop User Experience)
>>
>> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
>> mutual benefit of all of us...
>> The MS-MVP Program -http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights...
>> How to ask a questionhttp://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>>
>> "Gizzo" <gbacar...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:2358f69e-141f-48e1-bcf4-17c5dde329f2@y22g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> >I connect my laptop (Thinkpad X60S on Vista Business) to a WRT54G
>> > linksys wireless router and let's say my SSID is HOME.
>>
>> > My problem is this: When I try to connect Vista sees 3 and sometimes 4
>> > networks of the same SSID, e.g. HOME, HOME (2), HOME (3) and HOME (4).
>> > It is the same network. Why is this happening and how do I solve it?
>>
>> > Thanks.
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