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Re: Hiding unsecured wireless networks
There isn't much you can do about your neighbors to make them "hide" their AP.
As far as I know, there isn't any way to create a "no connect" rule that prohibits you from connecting to a specific AP.
What you could do is get them a wireless NIC that doesn't have enough range or signal sensitivity to connect to your neighbor's AP. I'd look into one of those small little USB dongle Wireless Adapters, and simply remove their default MiniPCI or PC-Card adapters. There simply isn't any way they can connect to your neighbor's AP if they can't see it in WZC.
This might be suitable: »www.linksys.com/products/product···prid=669 Just rip-off the antenna.
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What you could do is get them a wireless NIC that doesn't have enough range or signal sensitivity to connect to your neighbor's AP. I'd look into one of those small little USB dongle Wireless Adapters, and simply remove their default MiniPCI or PC-Card adapters.
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The ironic part is that, that's what we are using -- a USB54G Linksys dongle. It has a much better range than most PCI cards. I chose it because the PCI card was giving a lousy connection to our own WRT54G router.
These unsecured networks don't show up on my own Compaq laptop with built in 802.11g. |
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| said by Glen T  :The ironic part is that, that's what we are using -- a USB54G Linksys dongle. It has a much better range than most PCI cards. I chose it because the PCI card was giving a lousy connection to our own WRT54G router. These unsecured networks don't show up on my own Compaq laptop with built in 802.11g. Ouch, that is pretty ironic!  Although the WUSB54G does appear to have a nice antenna: »www.linksys.com/products/product···prid=665
Well, I guess you could try this NETGEAR USB adapter: »www.netgear.com/products/details/MA111.php it's only 13dBm.
Or this micro Linksys USB adapter: »www.linksys.com/products/product···prid=519 I can pretty much guarantee that it isn't going to have much range just by looking at it.
Better yet, swap out your wireless NIC with theirs.
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