May 6, 200422 yr How can I have my boss' laptop pick up any Wi-Fi connection? Right now he has his machine set to pick up his connection at home, but when he goes to Starbucks per say, it doesn't pick up their network. Can I just leave the connection properties blank so it picks up any network? Or do I have to do something else. He has an IBM T40 with a Centrino chip, and XP Pro. Thanx
May 6, 200422 yr Usually from what I have seen from my guests (I am a Network Administrator at a hotel) is that they just set up a profile called "any". They usually connect effortlessly to my WiFi Guest Network.The SSID/Broadcast ID is set to- anyand the wep is not activated.If the place is encrypted, he/she/it will have to ask what the encryption is and set it themselves. Create and Print a simple cheat sheet for him/her/it for their travels. I have to do this for my Executives and they always thank me for it.
May 6, 200422 yr get netstumblerDirect Download LinkNetstumbler's WebsiteYeah, NetStumbler works EXTREMELY well... Mike-C beat me to it! However, if the SSID is not being broadcasted, NetStumbler will NOT pick it up and you will not be able to connect to it. This program only picks up Wi-Fi networks and does not connect to them.Overall, this program is great. I have it installed on my laptop and use it whenever I am on the road. However, I must say, there are many people who do not have WEP setup I would have been able to connect to any one of the networks I detected. Approximately 66% of all Wi-Fi networks found are unencrypted.
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