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    Wireless USB dongle can't see my network, only the neighbours

    Hey, was hoping you could help me. My brother has an Edimax EW-7318USg (http://www.edimax.com/en/support_det...8&button=Go#01) and for some reason, it can't detect the wireless network for our house which is broadcasting and does have DHCP, with the following status:

    Mode AP
    ESSID ONEWNW
    Channel Number 11
    Security WPA pre-shared key

    The router is also an Edimax, wireless B+G with MIMO whatever that is.

    Bizarre thing is, my aBit Airpace card has no problem whatsoever detecting the network and gets a strong signal, but this Edimax USB dongle detects all the neighbours ones, with about the same signal as my aBit card, but the network in our house it just doesn't seem to detect.

    I am really confused as to why that would be case :S any help would be appreciated.
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    Re: Wireless USB dongle can't see my network, only the neighbours

    My first guess is that your neighbour is broadcasting on the same Channel. Go into your router and change the channel to anything other than 11 and see what happens then.

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    Re: Wireless USB dongle can't see my network, only the neighbours

    No joy on channel 7, going to try another now.


    edit: none on channel 3 either, still works 100% on mine though signal has dropped a bar from channel 11.
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    Re: Wireless USB dongle can't see my network, only the neighbours

    Have you got wireless mode set to G only in the router and the stick is trying B in the setup of the stick?? Also do you broadcast your ssid?

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    Re: Wireless USB dongle can't see my network, only the neighbours

    Yea SSID is broadcast, router was on B+G mode, the stick is G only, tried changing router to mode G only in case it was breaking but no joy so changed it back.

    It's utterly bizarre. The software it comes with is crap, too.
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    Re: Wireless USB dongle can't see my network, only the neighbours

    Are you using WPA security or anything like that? Try deactivating the security on the network and see if it connects then.

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    Re: Wireless USB dongle can't see my network, only the neighbours

    Quote Originally Posted by usernameisvalid View Post
    Are you using WPA security or anything like that? Try deactivating the security on the network and see if it connects then.
    I'll try this later.. thanks. WPA 1 pre shared key TKIP encryption. It shouldn't make a difference tbh but I'll see.
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