Sniffer progs delete PDA's settings

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Geoff - 29 Jan 2005 18:14 GMT

Using a SanDisk WiFi card in my Mitac 168 I have no problems at home
connecting to my own router and achieving updates via Active Sync and
AvantGo.

However, whenever I return home after I've been out and about using any
of the sniffer progs like Boingo, WiFiFoFum, pocketWinc etc I am no
longer able to connect to my own router. What I find is that the PDA's
settings have been overwritten and it can no longer get an IP from my
router - I suspect because the WEP & WPA keys on the PDA have been
zapped.

The only way round this is to take a quick Registry backup before I go
out, then restore the registry once I'm home again.

Can anyone explain why this is happening, and how I can resolve it?

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Nitram - 29 Jan 2005 19:09 GMT

> Using a SanDisk WiFi card in my Mitac 168 I have no problems at home
> connecting to my own router and achieving updates via Active Sync and
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> Can anyone explain why this is happening, and how I can resolve it?

Next time you get back, try toggling back and forward between "All
Available" and "Only Access Points" in the "Networks to access" drop down
box.

Regards

Martin

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Geoff - 31 Jan 2005 12:27 GMT

>Next time you get back, try toggling back and forward between "All
>Available" and "Only Access Points" in the "Networks to access" drop down
>box.

Unfortunately this doesn't work. I've only got to fire up PocketWinc
once and it zaps my WEP and WPA settings, and thereafter I can't connect
to my own network.

I see that PocketWinc doesn't have any provision for WPA.

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