Returning control to Thinkpad Access Connections?

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marlinspike · #1 Post by **marlinspike** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:40 pm

For some reason, today Windows decided to take over my wifi. Is there a way I can give the control back to Access Connections?

#2 Post by **jdhurst** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:26 pm

Assuming Windows XP. go to the properties of the wireless card -> Advanced -> and in there (somewhere) is a box with a check mark saying "Let Windows manage my wireless". Uncheck it. ... JDH

marlinspike · #3 Post by **marlinspike** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:02 pm

It's Vista.

#4 Post by **jdhurst** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:00 pm

OK, for Vista, the principle is the same - find the properties and uncheck the box. ... JDH

marlinspike · #5 Post by **marlinspike** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:51 pm

Well, that's the problem, I have no idea where that box is in Vista.

#6 Post by **jdhurst** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:43 pm

Look in Control Panel -> Manage Wireless Networks. If there is a wireless connection there that you want managed by Access Connections, uncheck the connection boxes.

Warning:
1. Vista obfuscates all it can, so my answer may be wrong.
2. My wireless is not working (NIC, Vista, router - I don't know yet), so I uninstalled Access Connections. Again my answer may be wrong.

I cannot test what you are trying to do just now. ... JDH

#7 Post by **jdhurst** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:06 pm

I just installed Access Connections again. Go to the Control Panel location I described and remove any connections which are NOT Access Connections connectoids. That may help, but I do not know. I am in unfamiliar territory. .. JDH

marlinspike · #8 Post by **marlinspike** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:14 pm

This seems really stupid, but apparently all I had to do was open access connections and connect to my wifi doing that and it would automatically switch over.

Returning control to Thinkpad Access Connections?

Returning control to Thinkpad Access Connections?

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