Ssid

misspriscilla

I am trying to connect a laptop to my home network. It is asking me to enter the SSID of the network. It is not the default because that was changed by an engineer who set up the network. I can't remember the name he used and I don't know where to find it on my computer. Any help would be much appreciated.

tigermatt

Go to your router or Wireless Access Point's configuration panel and you will find it there.

espresso

If you cannot see the SSID on your laptop when your WiFi NIC tries to connect, the SSID will be set to 'disable broadcast' at the router. Therefore you will have to connect to the router via a cable and then login using your password, to discover what the SSID was set to in the wireless set-up menu.

If you don't remember the SSID, do you remember the password for the router?

albertross_2

this may give you a clue, unless the ssid broadcasting has been turned off:

http://www.netstumbler.com/downloads/

misspriscilla

HI Tigermatt

Remind me how do I get to the router configuration I tried typing in an ip address as far as I can remember it, but nothing came up.

albertross_2

which router?

http://192.168.0.1 netgear
http://192.168.1.1 linksys (maybe)

http://192.168.2.1 belkin (maybe)

misspriscilla

I have found it. Thanks to everyone who responded.
That's a very useful programme Albatross

albertross_2

if you found it using netstumbler, then it is a good idea to turn off ssid broadcasting on your router, otherwise everyone else will also be able to find it..

misspriscilla

I downloaded the programme, although I had found the SSID earlier. How do I turn off the router broadcaster?

albertross_2

in the config settings somewhere, which router? (It's program btw, pedantic moi?)

albertross_2

From memory, you had a Netgear?

http://192.168.0.1
wireless settings
untick "Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID)"
click apply
then logout..

Are you using WPA encryption?