Re: connection error on duplicate SSID

[Darren Albers <dalbers gmail com>]

On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 6:36 PM, Frederik Nnaji <frederik nnaji gmail com> wrote:
> hello again...
> i realized that many ISP's routers are set up to broadcast the same SSID.
> O2 Germany for example offers DSL routers, many of them preset to broadcast
> the SSID "O2DSL"
> now if one WLAN connection is configured to connect automatically and the
> same SSID pops up somewhere while roaming, the computer will try to connect,
> although it is a different network/passphrase.
> can nm connect through BSSID or is BSSID not regularily broadcasted along
> with SSID?
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If you right click on the applet and select edit connections, then the
wireless tab, and then finally edit the Wireless Network named O2DSL
you have the option to lock in the BSSID.

Thanks!