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    Senior Member JonnyFrond's Avatar
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    Can't scan for open networks

    Hi,
    My laptop runs windows2000, and for some reason there is nowhere to scan for a wifi network. I know there are 3 wifi networks here, because my xp box picks them up, but I can only get a network if I know it's name.

    Is there a bit in windows 2000 that scans for networks?

    It's just that where I am moving to they have an open network, and it is a bit crap that I won't be able to use it.

    Please help, don't want to have to install xp on this just yet.


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    http://www.netstumbler.com/
    check this out. Haven't run W2K in a while to tell you if there is a scanning agent like in XP.
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    goto the nic's manufacturer's website and look for software that is to be used with your nic.

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    For Windows 2000, you'll need a 3rd party wireless client utility, or as Digoy stated, check the manufacturers website for one that will work with your particular wireless card.

    Check this link for a little more info:
    http://groups.google.com/group/micro...20d6ba7bdbcb71
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    Senior Member JonnyFrond's Avatar
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    That would explain it then, I tried netstumbler, and it worked at first and found two networks that were on line, then over the space of 3 mins, it cut my internet link, and then both networks disappeared and my network icon said network cable unplugged.

    It is not a problem as I just shut down stumbler, and disable wireless, then enable again, and I can get online, but how can I fix this little issue with netstumbler, do I have a conflict somewhere??

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    Originally posted here by JonnyFrond
    That would explain it then, I tried netstumbler, and it worked at first and found two networks that were on line, then over the space of 3 mins, it cut my internet link, and then both networks disappeared and my network icon said network cable unplugged.

    It is not a problem as I just shut down stumbler, and disable wireless, then enable again, and I can get online, but how can I fix this little issue with netstumbler, do I have a conflict somewhere??

    I don't currently use Netstumbler, but I seem to remember a similar issue a while back on my Win2K laptop....

    I could be completely wrong, but for some reason I'm thinking my problems were related to the type of wireless card I had in my laptop..... What wireless card do you have in your machine?
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    I have an IBM 802.11b wireless lan slotted into a thinkpad (which I love )



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