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=How to check which network you are connecting to=

Move the mouse over the wireless network icon in the system tray next to the time. A bubble showing which network you are connected to may popup. It will look like this: if it says (Earth) or (Venus), then you are connected to GISD's wireless. You should call the Help Desk x5005 about getting your hosts file updated.

But if it says something else like (smith_family) or (Marriott) then you may be near a residence or business that also has wireless and you are connected to their network instead. You'll need to change wireless settings.

If the bubble does not pop up, right click the wireless network icon and select View Available Networks. You'll see a window that looks like this:



You may have multiple networks listed. Only one will say connected above the signal strength bars. If the connected network is **Earth** or **Venus** you are connected to GISD's wireless. If you can't login or get to your home folder then you need to call the Help Desk x5005 about getting an updated hosts file.

But if it says something else like **smith_family** or **Marriott** then you may be near a residence or business that also has wireless and you are connected to their network instead. You'll need to change wireless settings.

Here's a video clip showing how to change your wireless settings to make sure that you connect to GISD's network. Here are the steps this video shows:

1. Right click the Wireless Network Icon and select **View Available Wireless Networks**. 2. Click on **Change advanced setting**s. 3. Click the **Wireless Networks** tab. 4. Highlight Earth and click **Move up**, do the same thing with Venus so both are above any other network listed. 5. Click the **Advanced** button. 6. Change the radio button to **access point (infrastructure) networks onl**y.(If you will be using the Laptop on non-GISD networks, skip this step) 7. Uncheck the **Automatically connect to non-preferred networks** check box.

Next you'll need to disable then re-enable the wireless radio. Right click the Wireless Radio icon and select Disable Radio. Wait a few seconds, then right click it again and select Enable Radio. After 30 seconds or so the Wireless Network icon should show that it's connected. . Hover the mouse over the icon and it should show what network you are connected to, it should be (Earth) or (Venus). If it is, then log off the computer and log back in again. If it's not, double check your work in steps 1 to 7 above, it if everything looks right you'll need to contact the Help Desk to get help getting this computer connected.