When i turn on my laptop, I'm not instantly connected to my home's wifi. I have to connect and enter the passcode every time. Any way to set it so that it just remembers that network every time when it finds it...and so I don't have to type in the passcode every time??
hmm... that's weird. Are you using the standard windows software to connect to the network? Sounds like you may need to unplug the modem/router, turn off your computer, and turn them all on again... that's always the #1 advice from any low-IQ tech support person, and as soon as you tell them that you already did that, they're stuck and they get their upper level right away.
I would go into the "Network and Sharing Center" (in the Control Panel). On the left hand side there is a "Manage Wireless Networks", click on it. Delete everything in there. Turn off wireless on your laptop, turn it back on (hopefully your laptop has a button to do this). Search for your Home's access Point, connect to it. Once the connection gets established there will be a screen with a checkbox the always connect.... There's other ways for this, but this will also allow you to clean up other "old" connections if there are any.
On the Network Connection thingiemajig on the icon tray, right click, or double-click to get to the "Network and Sharing Center" of the Control Panel or just go there with the Control panel. While connected, click "View Status" just below the name of your current connection (you'll see "Connection" and then "View Status" on the right). On the opening dialog box ("Wireless Network Connection Status"), there is a Wireless Properties button. Click it. On the last winder/options thingie, check "Connect Automatically when this network is in range" and optionally click "Connect if this network is not broadcasting" if you're NOT broadcasting your SSID.
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i'm on vista too. try this: open network and sharing center click view status on your wireless connection click wireless properties is "connect automatically" checked?
followed you all the way through...until the last part. there was no box or option saying "connect automatically when this network is in range."
Not the "Properties" button, but the "WIreless Properties" button on the previous step. Should look like this at the end: ?
Seriously, a prerequisite to helping Swoly should always come with the terms that he's never able to post a "smiley" again. I love ya Swoly, but enough!
i'm thinking the same thing. Madmax, "wireless properties" right next to "details" and above "properties".
on the wireless network connection window (after clicking on status)...there is no "wireless properties." there is a "properties" under the subheading , "Activity." when i click on that properties button, it does not give me a "connect automatically" option. the window that opens is called "wireless network connection properties." it has options like: "client for microsoft networks" and "symantec network security intermediate filter driver"...and there are boxes to check...but none for "connect automatically."
But... but... I'm the one HELPING... http://ask-leo.com/how_do_you_remove_wireless_connections_in_vista.html, MadMax, shows what YOU might have... I don't have that first screenshot in this page. You might. I'm off the wireless now and on my desktop, so I couldn't tell ya, since this is XP.
You're on THIS ONE: Go back ONE STEP, and look for a DIFFERENT "wireless properties" button. ON THIS STEP: http://pineleashed.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/wireless.jpg Click "View Status". At THAT step, click "Wireless Properties" or NOT THE ONE YOU KEEP CLICKING.
oh shiiiit! you've been hijacked! unplug now!!! ok, just messin' with ya. i don't know what to say man. weird.
