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    Third party app to manage my wireless connection

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by sreenadh, Nov 11, 2006.

  1. sreenadh

    sreenadh Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am using a HP laptop and i use the default Win XP app for searching and selecting which wireless network(wifi hotspot) i have to use. Most of the time, the default app keeps acting crazy like whenever & whereever i search, i will always find my home network. Most of the times, my friend(using Toshiba) is able to find network and i just cannot find it.
    Is there any third party app or is there any better way to do it???
     
    sreenadh, Nov 11, 2006
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  2. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Do you have an Intel Wireless Card?

    If so, then you can download the Intel Proset Wireless Software.
     
    usapatriot, Nov 12, 2006
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    laptop-virgin Notebook Guru

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    Yes, The Intel Proset is quite aggressive at finding available networks.

    You can also alter the peramiters for how hard you want it to search.
     
    laptop-virgin, Nov 12, 2006
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