Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Router Issue

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Hi All

I'm using a Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Router at home for internet access on
my laptop. The laptop is a Dell Latitude D600 which is using a Dell
TrueMobile Dual Band 1400 to connect to the router.

It's been working fine for weeks. However, my neighbour has just gone
wireless too and now I seem to lose my connection every 3 or 4 minutes.
What happens is that the network icon in the system tray tells me that one
or more networks is available. I then have to go in select my network and
continute until the next time it happens. When I select my network I can
see both my network (linksys) and the neighbours (neighbours address).

What I would like to know is - is there any way I can lock down the NIC in
my laptop to access only my router and nothing else? I am only assuming
that the neighbour's router is the problem by the way. If this is a problem
could be unrelated please also advise.

Thanks in advance
Jon

 

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Archived from groups: alt.internet.wireless (More info?)

Change your channel, change your SSID...check out the following whitepaper
(it was written for a 802.11b router but the same holds true for "G")

http://www.whitehats.ca/main/members/Cerberus/secure_linksys_wap/securing_your_linksys_wireless_access_point.pdf


"Jonny Yen" <thomas.magnum-mytrousers@mytrousers-btopenworld.com> wrote in
message news:1082623642.80365.0@demeter.uk.clara.net...
> Hi All
>
> I'm using a Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Router at home for internet access
on
> my laptop. The laptop is a Dell Latitude D600 which is using a Dell
> TrueMobile Dual Band 1400 to connect to the router.
>
> It's been working fine for weeks. However, my neighbour has just gone
> wireless too and now I seem to lose my connection every 3 or 4 minutes.
> What happens is that the network icon in the system tray tells me that one
> or more networks is available. I then have to go in select my network and
> continute until the next time it happens. When I select my network I can
> see both my network (linksys) and the neighbours (neighbours address).
>
> What I would like to know is - is there any way I can lock down the NIC in
> my laptop to access only my router and nothing else? I am only assuming
> that the neighbour's router is the problem by the way. If this is a
problem
> could be unrelated please also advise.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Jon
>
>