Windows insists on connecting to wireless network

I use the Windows native wireless management to manage all wireless
connections on my laptop.

At one of my client's offices, there are fourwireless networks available
from nearby businesses. I have never tried to connect to any of them.

Windows insists on auto-connecting to one, although I get no IP address.
When, in the list of wireless networks (via View Available Wireless
Networks), I highlight it and click Disconnect, Windows refreshes the network
list but leaves me connected. I do not want any kind of connection if I do
not ask for it, but neither do I want to disable my wireless adapter when in
this particular location.

The wireless network in question does not show up as a network under
Advanced Settings -> Wireless Networks.

How can I get this to disconnect?

Brian wrote:
> I use the Windows native wireless management to manage all wireless
> connections on my laptop.
>
> At one of my client's offices, there are fourwireless networks available
> from nearby businesses. I have never tried to connect to any of them.
>
> Windows insists on auto-connecting to one, although I get no IP address.
> When, in the list of wireless networks (via View Available Wireless
> Networks), I highlight it and click Disconnect, Windows refreshes the network
> list but leaves me connected. I do not want any kind of connection if I do
> not ask for it, but neither do I want to disable my wireless adapter when in
> this particular location.
>
> The wireless network in question does not show up as a network under
> Advanced Settings -> Wireless Networks.
>
> How can I get this to disconnect?

On the screen where the list of "Preferred networks" is shown, click the
"Advanced" button and ensure that the check box on the next screen
"Automatically connect to non-preferred networks" is UNchecked.
(Although if this box was checked, I'd expect that you'd be connecting
to networks in more than just this particular location.)



--
Lem -- MS-MVP

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm

It was already unchecked.

I did manage to solve the problem, at least for now, but forcing Windows
through the repair process, then cancelling after it re-enabled the wireless
adapter but before it reconnected to that network.

Very strange behavior, particularly considering that the network in question
is security-enabled. I can only infer that it belongs to one of the
neighboring business by its name.

"Lem" wrote:

> Brian wrote:
> > I use the Windows native wireless management to manage all wireless
> > connections on my laptop.
> >
> > At one of my client's offices, there are fourwireless networks available
> > from nearby businesses. I have never tried to connect to any of them.
> >
> > Windows insists on auto-connecting to one, although I get no IP address.
> > When, in the list of wireless networks (via View Available Wireless
> > Networks), I highlight it and click Disconnect, Windows refreshes the network
> > list but leaves me connected. I do not want any kind of connection if I do
> > not ask for it, but neither do I want to disable my wireless adapter when in
> > this particular location.
> >
> > The wireless network in question does not show up as a network under
> > Advanced Settings -> Wireless Networks.
> >
> > How can I get this to disconnect?
>
> On the screen where the list of "Preferred networks" is shown, click the
> "Advanced" button and ensure that the check box on the next screen
> "Automatically connect to non-preferred networks" is UNchecked.
> (Although if this box was checked, I'd expect that you'd be connecting
> to networks in more than just this particular location.)
>
>
>
> --
> Lem -- MS-MVP
>
> To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
> http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm
>

I'm happy that you got it sorted, but I agree, it's very strange behavior.


Brian wrote:
> It was already unchecked.
>
> I did manage to solve the problem, at least for now, but forcing Windows
> through the repair process, then cancelling after it re-enabled the wireless
> adapter but before it reconnected to that network.
>
> Very strange behavior, particularly considering that the network in question
> is security-enabled. I can only infer that it belongs to one of the
> neighboring business by its name.
>
> "Lem" wrote:
>
>> Brian wrote:
>>> I use the Windows native wireless management to manage all wireless
>>> connections on my laptop.
>>>
>>> At one of my client's offices, there are fourwireless networks available
>>> from nearby businesses. I have never tried to connect to any of them.
>>>
>>> Windows insists on auto-connecting to one, although I get no IP address.
>>> When, in the list of wireless networks (via View Available Wireless
>>> Networks), I highlight it and click Disconnect, Windows refreshes the network
>>> list but leaves me connected. I do not want any kind of connection if I do
>>> not ask for it, but neither do I want to disable my wireless adapter when in
>>> this particular location.
>>>
>>> The wireless network in question does not show up as a network under
>>> Advanced Settings -> Wireless Networks.
>>>
>>> How can I get this to disconnect?
>> On the screen where the list of "Preferred networks" is shown, click the
>> "Advanced" button and ensure that the check box on the next screen
>> "Automatically connect to non-preferred networks" is UNchecked.
>> (Although if this box was checked, I'd expect that you'd be connecting
>> to networks in more than just this particular location.)
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Lem -- MS-MVP
>>
>> To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
>> http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm
>>


--
Lem -- MS-MVP

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm