There is no "most likely cause". All of the following causes are unlikely if you are within signal range of his antenna:
a) He's lying and really isn't broadcasting. b) His router is turned off. c) His router is defective. d) His router uses a different wireless standard (e.g. 802.11a) e) Your wireless card is not installed. f) Your wireless card is defective. g) Your wireless configuration software is defective. h) His antenna or your wireless card are covered with aluminum foil. -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pete Holsberg Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 7:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: WiFi Hotspots If he's broadcasting and I don't see it, what's the most likely cause? Carl Houseman wrote: > Two sets of answers for two circumstances. (see your modified message below > for what (c) and (d) are answering) > > 1. Your neighbor is broadcasting his SSID: > -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
