Question by : How can I tell when my laptop connected to a wireless network in my “preferred networks”?
How can I tell when my laptop connected to a wireless network in my “preferred networks”? or when it was saved as a preferred network? I am using windows 2000.
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Answer by Evinkay Alsray
By memory, or viewing your preferred networks and comparing it to your current connection.
Yes, but even the adapters software has a preferred networks, and when you have preferred network listed already your wifi adapter will not connect to a open wifi connection unless it has before, or a protected one because it can’t… so truly you only connect to preferred networks because once you connect to a wifi connection it automatically becomes preferred, and will connect to the one on top at first.
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From whatever program controls it (under 2000 there is NO sensible wireless connection program), which is usually the card manufacturer’s software, there is normally an option to create profiles for each connection. Find and open that program and you should find another option to only allow the profiled connections. If not consider getting another card, or you risk connecting to someone else’s open wireless, exposing yourself to every wireless machine within range seeing ALL your transmissions. This includes plain text user names and passwords, sites visited including banking addresses and ALL your emails. Unfortunately you are probably going to need a second hand card, I don’t see ANY new cards with software or drivers for 2000. Failing this, every time you connect, right click or hover over the wireless connection icon to ensure it is one of your connections.