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    WIFI connection program?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Aiden1945, Dec 5, 2007.

  1. Aiden1945

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    I'm looking for a Wifi connection manager for Windows. I want it to search and auto-connect to free wifi hotspots and to private networks too (home, IPSs) supporting encryption and hierarchies.

    My Intel wifi card comes bundled with a program which is pure bloatware, slow, consumes a lot of resources, and it doesn't even work half of the times. Windows XP has one integrated (I don't like it) but the problem is I use Windows 2000 and it does not have any wifi manager.

    Thank you.
     
    Aiden1945, Dec 5, 2007
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    i used one on windows 98...it came with the linksys pcmcia cards...i cant think of the name, but if it comes to me i will post back again.
     
    nizzy1115, Dec 5, 2007
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  3. John B

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    Don't post in two different forums the same thing
     
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    I tried NetStumbler but it seems it's only a very good scanner. I cannot use it to connect to wifi nets.
     
    Aiden1945, Dec 5, 2007
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    Any idea?

    Thanks
     
    Aiden1945, Dec 6, 2007
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    John B, Dec 6, 2007
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