I won't be over there for a couple of weeks so will continue this thread
then - or maybe a new thread if this is buried too deep. Thanks for the
suggestions so far...
"Lem" <lemp40@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
>M Skabialka wrote: Quote:
>> I think this is the help menu I found:
>>
>> 1. Open the Command Prompt window by clicking the Start button ,
>> clicking All Programs, clicking Accessories, and then clicking Command
>> Prompt.
>>
>> 2. Type netsh wlan add filter networktype=network type.
>>
>> Where network type is either adhoc or infrastructure.
>>
>>
>> I was unsure of the network type (still am) so tried both adhoc and
>> infrastructure but neither worked. Did this mess things up?
>>
>
> Could have. You shouldn't need to add filters. An "ad hoc" network is a
> computer-to-computer network; this won't work with your router. I don't
> know what the command you typed here will do because you omitted the
> actual filter itself (i.e., permission={allow|block| denyall}).
>
> To see how things are configured:
> In an account with administrative privileges, open a Command Prompt
> window. Then type "netsh show all" [without quotes, press Enter]
> Copy/paste the results into your next post.
>
> Or you could delete the profile and start over (but I think you have to
> use netsh for this task).
>
> netsh show profiles [to make sure you get the correct ProfileName]
>
> netsh delete profile name=ProfileName
>
> --
> Lem -- MS-MVP
>
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