Go into network connections and remove the one for your neighbors SSID.  Once your system has shown a preference for it (and maybe got an unsecured connection in the past), it will keep going back there.  Also delete the one for your own SSID.  That way the card will see both signals but not show a preference for either.

Then you should be able to select your SSID and enter the :[new] pass phrase instead of relying on whatever XP has in storage for your network.

What kind of wireless security are you using on upquick (WEP, WPA. WPA2..._? 

On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 11:40 PM, <joe@actionline.com> wrote:

> Are you connected to the right wireless ssid?  Did you mean
> to connect to upquick instead of the one on the top?

"upquick" is the name I gave to my network, and I've entered the
security word/passcode that I assigned for it.  It works fine on my
other wireless computers and devices and has 5 bars signal strength.

That other wireless item, MSKG, keeps forcing itself to the top
listing, which seems very strange, and it automatically connects
every time, but won't work without a password, which I don't have.
It shows only 2 or 3 bars signal strength, so I can't understand
why it keeps showing up.  I've tried to delete it, but haven't
been able to. Something seems fishy about it.

And, as I've said, when I boot into kubuntu Linux on the same
computer, I can connect to my 'upquick' network just fine.

That suggests to me that there is nothing wrong with the computer
hardware or D-Link wireless adaptor, but something seems to be
messed up with the win-xp OS.  Could this be caused by a virus?



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