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Phantom wireless network detected

  • Thread starter Jack B. Pollack
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Jack B. Pollack

Flightless Bird
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.
 
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PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
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.
 
B

Bert Hyman

Flightless Bird
In news:eM44xmbBLHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl "Jack B. Pollack"
<N@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@iphouse.com
 
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Jack B. Pollack

Flightless Bird
BT is disabled. Seeing it in the list of available wireless networks

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:-OOCjMkcBLHA.5808@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.
 
J

Jack B. Pollack

Flightless Bird
Yes, wireless network hardware switch on laptop.
Seeing it in the list of available wireless networks

"Bert Hyman" <bert@iphouse.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9D8FB749BD63DVeebleFetzer@207.46.248.16...
> In news:eM44xmbBLHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl "Jack B. Pollack"
> <N@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@iphouse.com
 
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Mike S

Flightless Bird
On 6/6/2010 1:48 PM, 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.


Is it showing in preferred networks, and if so, when removed does it
return?

http://www.ezlan.net/wireless/wzc3.jpg
 
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Jack B. Pollack

Flightless Bird
it is only showing in the list of available networks (it is not in the
preferred list)


"Mike S" <mscir@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:huhija$t0c$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> On 6/6/2010 1:48 PM, 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.

>
> Is it showing in preferred networks, and if so, when removed does it
> return?
>
> http://www.ezlan.net/wireless/wzc3.jpg
>
 
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Mike S

Flightless Bird
On 6/6/2010 6:48 PM, Jack B. Pollack wrote:
> it is only showing in the list of available networks (it is not in the
> preferred list)
>
>
> "Mike S"<mscir@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:huhija$t0c$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> On 6/6/2010 1:48 PM, 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.

>>
>> Is it showing in preferred networks, and if so, when removed does it
>> return?
>>
>> http://www.ezlan.net/wireless/wzc3.jpg


If you look at the properties or advanced tab information, is the "This
is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are
not used" checkbox checked? If so can you just uncheck that and delete it?
 
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PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
Start | Settings | Network Connections | right-click on Wireless Network
Connection & select Disable.

Jack B. Pollack wrote:
> BT is disabled. Seeing it in the list of available wireless networks
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:-OOCjMkcBLHA.5808@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.
 
J

Jack B. Pollack

Flightless Bird
That doesnt explain the phantom connection

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:uMjVPigBLHA.1072@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Start | Settings | Network Connections | right-click on Wireless Network
> Connection & select Disable.
>
> Jack B. Pollack wrote:
>> BT is disabled. Seeing it in the list of available wireless networks
>>
>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:-OOCjMkcBLHA.5808@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.

>
 
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Jack B. Pollack

Flightless Bird
the only thing check on the advanced page is "any available network (access
preferred)"

"Mike S" <mscir@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:huhk22$1jh$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> On 6/6/2010 6:48 PM, Jack B. Pollack wrote:
>> it is only showing in the list of available networks (it is not in the
>> preferred list)
>>
>>
>> "Mike S"<mscir@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:huhija$t0c$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> On 6/6/2010 1:48 PM, 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.
>>>
>>> Is it showing in preferred networks, and if so, when removed does it
>>> return?
>>>
>>> http://www.ezlan.net/wireless/wzc3.jpg

>
> If you look at the properties or advanced tab information, is the "This is
> a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not
> used" checkbox checked? If so can you just uncheck that and delete it?
>
>
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
If Wireless Network Connection is Disabled, what difference does it make?

Jack B. Pollack wrote:
> That doesnt explain the phantom connection
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uMjVPigBLHA.1072@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Start | Settings | Network Connections | right-click on Wireless Network
>> Connection & select Disable.
>>
>> Jack B. Pollack wrote:
>>> BT is disabled. Seeing it in the list of available wireless networks
>>>
>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:-OOCjMkcBLHA.5808@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.
 
T

Tim Meddick

Flightless Bird
Do you have a Bluetooth USB dongle attached to the system?

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :)




"Jack B. Pollack" <N@NE.nothing> wrote in message
news:eL2BGMjBLHA.1072@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> the only thing check on the advanced page is "any available network
> (access preferred)"
>
> "Mike S" <mscir@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:huhk22$1jh$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> On 6/6/2010 6:48 PM, Jack B. Pollack wrote:
>>> it is only showing in the list of available networks (it is not in the
>>> preferred list)
>>>
>>>
>>> "Mike S"<mscir@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:huhija$t0c$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>> On 6/6/2010 1:48 PM, 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.
>>>>
>>>> Is it showing in preferred networks, and if so, when removed does it
>>>> return?
>>>>
>>>> http://www.ezlan.net/wireless/wzc3.jpg

>>
>> If you look at the properties or advanced tab information, is the "This
>> is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are
>> not used" checkbox checked? If so can you just uncheck that and delete
>> it?
>>
>>

>
>
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
[There's that goddamn echo again!]

Tim Meddick wrote:
> Do you have a Bluetooth USB dongle attached to the system?...
 
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Tim Meddick

Flightless Bird
No need to swear!

I thought I had read through all the previous posts in this thread, but
must have missed the first couple.

However, I myself have disabled Bluetooth Wireless Networking, but
nevertheless, it *is* responsible for always at logon getting the error
message :

"Could not re-connect all network drives..."

Before my own brand of BT software re-initializes the dongle and the
message disappears again.

So I would look again at my Bluetooth software's settings...and any virtual
BT network adaptors that have been installed in Device Manager.

*NB - BT network adaptors are only visible when "Show hidden devices" is
selected from the "View" menu in Device Manager.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :)




"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> [There's that goddamn echo again!]
>
> Tim Meddick wrote:
>> Do you have a Bluetooth USB dongle attached to the system?...
 
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