Finding the SSID of a Wireless Network

[rab]

Pybe wrote:

>On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 16:05:58 -0400, rab <rab at nauticom.net> wrote:
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>>Jon Savage wrote:
>>I would have thought that at a hotel, they would broadcast the ssid. How
>>is it that XP users connect automatically? At home, my laptop connects
>>automatically (of course I have told it the encryption info). How do XP
>>users connect automatically without telling their computer anything?
>>It's a mystery to me. In using the network configuration program, it
>>asks about managed, channel, WEP, ssid, whether to use DHCP etc. I've
>>tried changing all the parameters at a hotel or at school but the green
>>light on the card always just blinks. (At home, as soon as the card is
>>plugged in the green light comes on and does not blink.) I've also tried
>>disabling the firewall (just temporarily) to see if that were the
>>problem (the front desk suggested it). At one hotel they told you the
>>SSID ("LODGE" - all caps). I had to use a wireless bridge plugged into
>>the built-in ethernet port and this worked perfectly. What would be a
>>"typical" configuration for a hotel? (The card I'm using is 802.11b.) I
>>tried following the directions at school for Red Hat but still would
>>never work.
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>Set the ssid to any & it will connect to any connection automatically.
>I use this on my laptop and other than when connecting to WEP secured
>networks you dont have to touch anything just set to any, no wep &
>dhcp.
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>HTH
>Pybe
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Just to make sure I understand, do you mean I should enter the 
characters "any" in the input box for SSID? I either put in the known 
SSID or leave it blank. Thanks.

Rick B.