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Old 03-08-2007   #1 (permalink)
Earl J


 
 

Two wireless connections?

While trying to get my wireless set up to the router I created a couple of
different connections in the laptop with different names. Only one of these
connections shows up in the wireless connection box but when I connect it
seems to alternate between the two. How do I see all the connections and
eliminate the extra one? Can I eliminate all the present connections and
start over? Thanks!



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Old 11-25-2007   #2 (permalink)


Vista Home Premium 32bit
 
 

Re: Two wireless connections?

I got a new laptop yesterday and been trying to fix the same problem that came up somehow. I am connected through an access point. The first time I connected to it, everything was just fine. Then Vista asked me (I think) how to categorize the current conection... the choices were home, work and public (if I remember correctly). I chose home. now, when I connect to the simgle accespoint at home, I get conected to two places simultaneously. On is the access point called home, the other one is labelled access point 2 (but is the same device actually) and it is called something like "shared" the descri[tion on that one is in Turkish, so I am trying to translate it, but might miss the actual term.
Well, exactly as you are experiencing two connections, I am experiencing them, although I cannot access the internet, even if I am connected to "both" simultaneously. Does anyone have an idea?
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Old 11-25-2007   #3 (permalink)
Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)


 
 

Re: Two wireless connections?

Posting the result of ipconfig /all here may help.

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"mango2012" <mango2012.30lr1c@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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Quote:

>
> I got a new laptop yesterday and been trying to fix the same problem
> that came up somehow. I am connected through an access point. The first
> time I connected to it, everything was just fine. Then Vista asked me (I
> think) how to categorize the current conection... the choices were home,
> work and public (if I remember correctly). I chose home. now, when I
> connect to the simgle accespoint at home, I get conected to two places
> simultaneously. On is the access point called home, the other one is
> labelled access point 2 (but is the same device actually) and it is
> called something like "shared" the descri[tion on that one is in
> Turkish, so I am trying to translate it, but might miss the actual term.
> Well, exactly as you are experiencing two connections, I am
> experiencing them, although I cannot access the internet, even if I am
> connected to "both" simultaneously. Does anyone have an idea?
>
>
> --
> mango2012
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Old 11-25-2007   #4 (permalink)


Vista Home Premium 32bit
 
 

Re: Two wireless connections?

Thank you for the concern

After about 5 hours of freaking out I finally solved the problem.
There was a command to merge both connections into one.
I did it and voila )

If anyone else has this problem, please send a reply here, so I can describe step-by-step how to solve the issue

Cheers!
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Old 11-26-2007   #5 (permalink)
holz0098


 
 

Re: Two wireless connections?

YES! I am having similar problems with Vista. I can connect to the network
just fine but no internet connection is established. I just bought my
computer like 2 months ago and was connected for some short time until it
decided not to work. I have been trying everything to fix this... one person
said i had to change the ip address but cant do that if i cant get on the
internet... i have bought two different devices to get the internet
connection and so far i think they are just not compatible with Vista. If
anyone can help please let me know!

"mango2012" wrote:
Quote:

>
> Thank you for the concern
>
> After about 5 hours of freaking out I finally solved the problem.
> There was a command to merge both connections into one.
> I did it and voila )
>
> If anyone else has this problem, please send a reply here, so I can
> describe step-by-step how to solve the issue
>
> Cheers!
>
>
> --
> mango2012
>
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Old 11-26-2007   #6 (permalink)


Vista Home Premium 32bit
 
 

Re: Two wireless connections?

hi
I just hope you are having to connections at the same time.
cos then i will be able to help you.
otherwise.. i dunno honestly (I am not a pro) )
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Old 11-28-2007   #7 (permalink)
Eric


 
 

Re: Two wireless connections?

Mango2012,

Can you please provide the details of how you merged the two, I am having a
similar issue
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Thanks Eric


"mango2012" wrote:
Quote:

>
> hi
> I just hope you are having to connections at the same time.
> cos then i will be able to help you.
> otherwise.. i dunno honestly (I am not a pro) )
>
>
> --
> mango2012
>
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Old 11-28-2007   #8 (permalink)


Vista Home Premium 32bit
 
 

Re: Two wireless connections?

Hi Eric,

I was just checking my mail and have seen that you have replied, having the same issue.
Too bad I am not at home right now and my friends pc is running XP.
So this will not be very precise, but I will try my best to help. In worst case, I will write you again from home (which will be tomorrow :P)

You need to get to the windows, where you can see both your online connections (the window I mean is the one that can be accessed via the connection icon on the lower right corner on your taskbar. I cannot remember how it's called in Vista).
Once you have opened the window, you will see a button just above the upper connection (right hand side). I cannot recall how the button was called, but it indicated something like merging the connections.. If you made it this far, I am sure, you can solve the rest. For me it was just a matter of discovering that button..

Uff.. I know this was a weird explanation and I hope it helps. If it does not, I'll write you tomorrow in detail.

Cheers
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