Re: Better replacement for "Wireless Network Connection" dialog?

Doug,

If the access points were properly deployed I wouldn't think that signal
strength would be a problem although I don't typically spend a lot of time
in coffee shops or airports.  At home I keep mine in the basement to reduce
the coverage because I don't want to make it too easy for the neighbors to
hack my network.  I can understand wanting WPA over WEP.


Dave Parnin
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Nishikawa Standard Company
Topeka, IN  46571
daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx




                                                                                
                                                       
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Dave (and Dan),

That does sound cool.  Do you remember what the model number is?


Linksys WUSBF54G  (Wireless-G USB Network Adapter with Wi-Fi Finder)

that you bought it for the wireless adapter and the got the standalone

search capability as a bonus.

The internal Wifi in my laptop has very poort reception, and only supports
WEP instead of WPA.  So I wanted a replacement adapter with WPA and better
signal strength.  This adapater is still ont as strong as some, but suits
me
fine.   While there are lots of Wifi finders available, I like this one
because it has a LCD which gives me signal strength, sorts them by signmal
strength, lets me see the SSID to get a clue if it is the coffee shop or
other intentional provider vs someone who doesn't know how to secure their
network, etc.

Doug
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