multiple wireless network of the same name

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gizzzo

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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?

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There is a way to merge all of those into one network. Just go to Network Center and it will say somewhere that you can merge them, don't exactly know where.

Did you already install the latest firmware? (7.0.0.4)

Check your Device Manager in the Networks area, maybe there's a problem. And try to disable your network adapter and then re-enable it.

Try to restore your WRT54G to factory defaults if everything else fails.
 

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Thanks for the reply, I know about the merge and I've used that. What irks me is that I have to do it again and again and again. Why does Vista sees multiple wireless networks when there is only ONE?

Axon said:
There is a way to merge all of those into one network. Just go to Network Center and it will say somewhere that you can merge them, don't exactly know where.

Did you already install the latest firmware? (7.0.0.4)

Check your Device Manager in the Networks area, maybe there's a problem. And try to disable your network adapter and then re-enable it.

Try to restore your WRT54G to factory defaults if everything else fails.
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Hi gizzzo,

Do you see the ghosts there in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles

Have a look at description and profile name.
 

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This is cool. It's like being a detective and searching for clues. Thanks for lead Sid.

Unfortunately, I did not find any ghosts. There was only 1 item per network.

Will search for more solutions.

sidney1st said:
Hi gizzzo,

Do you see the ghosts there in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles

Have a look at description and profile name.
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Maybe the ghosts are there ? HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\Unmanaged

Can you check?
 

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I found them there!!! Thanks.

Before I go ahead and delete the folders, just wanted to know if it's safe to do just that?

thanks

sidney1st said:
Maybe the ghosts are there ? HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\Unmanaged

Can you check?
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gizzzo said:
I found them there!!! Thanks.

Before I go ahead and delete the folders, just wanted to know if it's safe to do just that?

thanks
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Sorry for being such a newbie but I heard horror stories about editing the registry and bricking your PC so I just want to be safe.

So can I just delete these folders?
 

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You do have an export function built into the registry editor - you can export each individual key you want to deleted, or else export the parent key , and then try deleting them - if your wireless connection gets hosed, you can immediately import that file you exported, reboot, and things will be back to normal.
 

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I just went ahead and delete all the keys under the following:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Nla\Wireless]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Nla\Cache\Intranet]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\Unmanaged]

it seems to have solved the problem. thanks a lot

johngalt said:
You do have an export function built into the registry editor - you can export each individual key you want to deleted, or else export the parent key , and then try deleting them - if your wireless connection gets hosed, you can immediately import that file you exported, reboot, and things will be back to normal.
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Well, just realize that by doing that, if something stops working in a day or a week, you have no way of adding those back in....
 

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well i'll take my chances. i still dont understand how Vista can invent a wireless network name when it already exists.

johngalt said:
Well, just realize that by doing that, if something stops working in a day or a week, you have no way of adding those back in....
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I have the same issue. I deleted the ghosts from the registry, rebooted but they still keep coming back. Is there anything else I need to do after deleting the ghosts?

Please let me know.

Thanks,
 

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