Phantom wireless network detected
in [Windows XP]
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From: Jack B. Pollack on 6 Jun 2010 16:48 I have a WinXP SP3 laptop. Even with the wireless network hardware switch turned off Windows is showing a wireless network name "wireless". I have File and printer sharing disabled for the wireless card and am not sharing any resources on the laptop.
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 6 Jun 2010 18:25 Bluetooth? Jack B. Pollack wrote: > I have a WinXP SP3 laptop. Even with the wireless network hardware switch > turned off Windows is showing a wireless network name "wireless". > > I have File and printer sharing disabled for the wireless card and am not > sharing any resources on the laptop.
From: Bert Hyman on 6 Jun 2010 19:01 In news:eM44xmbBLHA.4584(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl "Jack B. Pollack" <N(a)NE.nothing> wrote: > I have a WinXP SP3 laptop. Even with the wireless network hardware > switch turned off Windows is showing a wireless network name > "wireless". Do you mean the wireless network hardware in your laptop or in your home network wireless access point/router? If it's just the latter, you're probably seeing your neighbor's network. Otherwise ... -- Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert(a)iphouse.com
From: Jack B. Pollack on 6 Jun 2010 21:09 BT is disabled. Seeing it in the list of available wireless networks "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:OOCjMkcBLHA.5808(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Bluetooth? > > Jack B. Pollack wrote: >> I have a WinXP SP3 laptop. Even with the wireless network hardware switch >> turned off Windows is showing a wireless network name "wireless". >> >> I have File and printer sharing disabled for the wireless card and am not >> sharing any resources on the laptop.
From: Jack B. Pollack on 6 Jun 2010 21:09
Yes, wireless network hardware switch on laptop. Seeing it in the list of available wireless networks "Bert Hyman" <bert(a)iphouse.com> wrote in message news:Xns9D8FB749BD63DVeebleFetzer(a)207.46.248.16... > In news:eM44xmbBLHA.4584(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl "Jack B. Pollack" > <N(a)NE.nothing> wrote: > >> I have a WinXP SP3 laptop. Even with the wireless network hardware >> switch turned off Windows is showing a wireless network name >> "wireless". > > Do you mean the wireless network hardware in your laptop or in your home > network wireless access point/router? > > If it's just the latter, you're probably seeing your neighbor's network. > > Otherwise ... > > -- > Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert(a)iphouse.com |