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H/PC Philosopher Posts: | 471 |
Location: | Italy | Status: | |
| Hallo,
is there someone that knows a good wireless network scanning so that it allow you to chose the network you like to connect?
My Jornada 720 doesn't let me choose network but it connetc to first available.
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H/PC Philosopher Posts: | 473 |
Location: | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Status: | |
| What WiFi card do you have? Most come with some software to help you do that.
Cheers
SainT |
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Global Moderator H/PC Oracle Posts: | 12,674 |
Location: | Southern California | Status: | |
| Half-Saint is right. Agere-based cards like the ORiNOCO series have a network scan utility as part of the client program, while Prism-based cards allow you to enter a specific network name to search for. (You double-tap on the WiFi signal icon in the system tray in either case to bring up the client program. ) |
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Factorite (Junior) Posts: | 33 |
Location: | United States | Status: | |
| You can get ministumbler for HPCs |
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H/PC Philosopher Posts: | 471 |
Location: | Italy | Status: | |
| For CE Geek,
but what you do when there are several wi-fi signals and you don't know names? |
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H/PC Philosopher Posts: | 471 |
Location: | Italy | Status: | |
| for Half-Saint
Mine is a Netgaer MA401 that is based on Prism chipset.
Edited by Slycarter 2008-09-25 2:46 PM
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Global Moderator H/PC Oracle Posts: | 12,674 |
Location: | Southern California | Status: | |
| I'm confused. You want to choose a network, but you don't know the name? |
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H/PC Sensei Posts: | 1,054 |
Location: | United States | Status: | |
| Quote CE Geek - 2008-09-25 2:57 PM
I'm confused. You want to choose a network, but you don't know the name?
I think they want to browse a list, because if you're at a place like starbucks or other public place with wifi, you won't know the exact SSID they are using. Edited by mscdex 2008-09-25 3:07 PM
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Global Moderator H/PC Oracle Posts: | 12,674 |
Location: | Southern California | Status: | |
| Then you'd have to ask the staff there for the network name. |
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H/PC Sensei Posts: | 1,054 |
Location: | United States | Status: | |
| ... and pray that you get one of the geekier of the employees working there that knows Edited by mscdex 2008-09-25 3:24 PM
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Global Moderator H/PC Oracle Posts: | 12,674 |
Location: | Southern California | Status: | |
| Point taken. But I should point out that WiFi hotspots made available to the public are usually given names that make them easy to identify when viewed in a network scan utility like the Agere Client or Ministumbler. (Eg, a local computer fair's open WiFi network ID: computerfair. Or my City Hall's WiFi network, which is simply the name of the City. ) |
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Factorite (Junior) Posts: | 33 |
Location: | United States | Status: | |
| Minstumbler is the way 2 go Edited by tehpwnedlife3 2008-09-25 4:33 PM
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| i'm having problems with netstumbler and pocket warrior on h/pc 2000. they can't find my wireless card dcf-660w. ne help? |
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| Quote mrx - 2008-10-23 5:17 PM
i'm having problems with netstumbler and pocket warrior on h/pc 2000. they can't find my wireless card dcf-660w. ne help?
stumbler also wouldnt detect my card either, and I use 3com fvnetr1 |
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H/PC Oracle Posts: | 16,175 |
Location: | Budapest, Hungary | Status: | |
| try pocketwinc wifi scanner then, its on my site (hpcmonex.net/izemize.htm) |
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