Re: Wireless Tower Conflict

Hi

Putting aside right, or wrong behavior of the neighbors, the owner, and why
you have to pay more for hardware.

If the owner is still using 802.11b Wireless Router, it might be a good time
to ask, or offer him your own purchase of 802.11g Wireless.

For $50 there is Buffalo High Power 802.11g Wireless Router that might fair
better, and if the High Power does not do it by itself the Antenna can be
upgraded to Hi-Gain one.

http://www.new.com/Product/Product.a...82E16833162134

Installing a Wireless Client (Like a Wireless Router or Access Point that
can do client Mode ( http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Modes.html )

with High Gain Directional Antenna pointing to the owner Router, might help
in bringing the signal to your apartment as well.

Jack (MVP-Networking).



"Randall" <> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I have been successfully running my desktop on a wireless internet
> connection with a Belkin 802.11b wireless card on a windows XP platform on
> an
> emachines T3312 for some time now. I live in a small apartment building
> where
> the manager provides service via an unsecured linksys router that we can
> tap
> into. The other day I lost connectivity and can rarely access it now.
> Someone
> in a neighboring building setup a secured linksys system, and the signal
> strength of their's is overriding ours'. When I open the Wireless Network
> Connections window, our router no longer even appears on the list. I
> either
> see the new secured "linksys" or another unsecured "Linksys" (w/cap
> letter)
> with a weaker signal strength. And I am not able to access either.
>
> In my preferences , my preferred network name has disappeared. I have
> deleted all other names that appeared in the list, and I have kept the
> "Automatically connect to non-preferred networks" box unchecked.
>
> I also have Belkin's own software, and unlike the Windows software, I can
> see my router listed. So I have both different BSSID addresses listed - or
> rather, all 3. My router is listed in Belkin's Monitor Utility, but when I
> attempt to connect, it usually reverts to the stronger signal from the
> secured linksys router and I am shut out.
>
> I called Belkin support. They told me the problem is a Linksys tower that
> is
> emmitting too strong a signal. I was instructed to call linksys and have
> Linksys reduce the signal strength in the Tower causing the conflict. That
> I
> did, but Linksys defended themselves and informed me that the problem lies
> in
> my unsecured router. Of course, only the building manager has access to
> the
> router and he is not about to make it a secured line.
>
> What am I to do here? If there were software or some way I could specify
> which BSSID I was interested in connecting to, this would block out the
> other
> 2 routers. But does Windows XP allow such specific addressing? I already
> have
> the TCP/IP address, subnet and gateway set to Linksys factory specs. What
> more can I do?
>
> Thank you for your time.
>
> Randall

Jack \(MVP-Networking\).