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Brian Lynn
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      09-16-2009, 04:39 PM
I have setup my laptop to serve an AD HOC computer-to-computer network for
temporary file sharing.

Now I want to get rid of it and I can't figure out how!

I setup a wireless network called "GRAPHICS" but I don't see any options to
delete it!

I've googled like crazy and all the answers I see are for deleting networks
from Preffered Networks under Wireless Network Connection Properties... this
is NOT what I need!! Even after deleting the network "GRAPHICS" from this
list it still shows up under "Available wireless networks" and I want to get
rid of it completely!

Thanks!
 
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Lem
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      09-16-2009, 06:13 PM

Brian Lynn wrote:
> I have setup my laptop to serve an AD HOC computer-to-computer network for
> temporary file sharing.
>
> Now I want to get rid of it and I can't figure out how!
>
> I setup a wireless network called "GRAPHICS" but I don't see any options to
> delete it!
>
> I've googled like crazy and all the answers I see are for deleting networks
> from Preffered Networks under Wireless Network Connection Properties... this
> is NOT what I need!! Even after deleting the network "GRAPHICS" from this
> list it still shows up under "Available wireless networks" and I want to get
> rid of it completely!
>
> Thanks!


If it shows up in "Available wireless networks" most likely what you're
seeing is the *other* part of your ad hoc network. That is, you set up
an ad hoc network between your computer and something else (another
computer, a wireless printer, etc.). That other device is still making
itself known by broadcasting its SSID. You'll have to re-configure that
other device.

--
Lem -- MS-MVP

Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html
 
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Brian Lynn
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      09-16-2009, 06:35 PM
Actually I figured it out...

Its a ridiculous amount of lag between making a network setting change and
that change actually propagating across the network setup. I had it deleted
but it still showed up for over an hour...

"Lem" wrote:

> Brian Lynn wrote:
> > I have setup my laptop to serve an AD HOC computer-to-computer network for
> > temporary file sharing.
> >
> > Now I want to get rid of it and I can't figure out how!
> >
> > I setup a wireless network called "GRAPHICS" but I don't see any options to
> > delete it!
> >
> > I've googled like crazy and all the answers I see are for deleting networks
> > from Preffered Networks under Wireless Network Connection Properties... this
> > is NOT what I need!! Even after deleting the network "GRAPHICS" from this
> > list it still shows up under "Available wireless networks" and I want to get
> > rid of it completely!
> >
> > Thanks!

>
> If it shows up in "Available wireless networks" most likely what you're
> seeing is the *other* part of your ad hoc network. That is, you set up
> an ad hoc network between your computer and something else (another
> computer, a wireless printer, etc.). That other device is still making
> itself known by broadcasting its SSID. You'll have to re-configure that
> other device.
>
> --
> Lem -- MS-MVP
>
> Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:
> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html
>

 
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Jack [MVP-Networking]
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      09-18-2009, 03:57 AM
Hi
If you reboot the computer it might go away faster.
In any case it is a Visual annoyance, and it does not effect performance.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).

"Brian Lynn" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:725A1FBA-9B66-4C71-90FD-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Actually I figured it out...
>
> Its a ridiculous amount of lag between making a network setting change and
> that change actually propagating across the network setup. I had it
> deleted
> but it still showed up for over an hour...
>
> "Lem" wrote:
>
>> Brian Lynn wrote:
>> > I have setup my laptop to serve an AD HOC computer-to-computer network
>> > for
>> > temporary file sharing.
>> >
>> > Now I want to get rid of it and I can't figure out how!
>> >
>> > I setup a wireless network called "GRAPHICS" but I don't see any
>> > options to
>> > delete it!
>> >
>> > I've googled like crazy and all the answers I see are for deleting
>> > networks
>> > from Preffered Networks under Wireless Network Connection Properties...
>> > this
>> > is NOT what I need!! Even after deleting the network "GRAPHICS" from
>> > this
>> > list it still shows up under "Available wireless networks" and I want
>> > to get
>> > rid of it completely!
>> >
>> > Thanks!

>>
>> If it shows up in "Available wireless networks" most likely what you're
>> seeing is the *other* part of your ad hoc network. That is, you set up
>> an ad hoc network between your computer and something else (another
>> computer, a wireless printer, etc.). That other device is still making
>> itself known by broadcasting its SSID. You'll have to re-configure that
>> other device.
>>
>> --
>> Lem -- MS-MVP
>>
>> Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:
>> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html
>>


 
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