Naturally, you won??™t need a key for non-encrypted networks,
only the patience to click through the security warning Vista displays
every time you try.
Figure 7-8. The ???Connect to a network??? window in Windows Vista lets you sniff out and
connect to any WiFi hotspots in range
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If you connect successfully, Vista will give you the opportunity
to Save this network. To see a list of saved networks,
open the Manage Wireless Networks window, discussed in
the next section, ???Troubleshoot Wireless Networks.???
Things are a little different if you??™ve disabled your router??™s SSID broadcast
option. For one, your WiFi network will either show up as Unnamed Network
in the sniffer window, or it won??™t show up at all. But more importantly,
you may have to go a different route to connect to your hidden network (particularly
if there??™s more than one ???unnamed??? network in range).
On the ???Connect to a network??? page, click the Set up a connection or network
link on the bottom. Then, select Manually connect to a wireless network
in the list, and click Next to open the page shown in Figure 7-9.
In the Network name field, type the SSID exactly as it appears in your router
setup page, and then choose the Security type (e.g., WEP, WPA2) that
matches the one used by your router.
Next comes the encryption key or passphrase. Now, despite the fact that it
clearly says Passphrase here, Windows Vista will only accept a passphrase if
Figure 7-9.
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