A network called xxx already exists. You??™ll see this error if you try to set
up a new wireless network with the same SSID as one already saved on
your PC. If you??™ve already used the Manually connect to a wireless network
option to set up your network, don??™t go back to that if it doesn??™t
connect. Instead, open the Manage Wireless Networks window and
double-click the network to modify that entry??™s settings.
On the other hand, if you??™re setting up a new network that coincidentally
has the same SSID as a different wireless network you??™ve set up previously,
see the next topic.
Handle two networks with the same SSID. Windows distinguishes one network
from another by its SSID; in other words, its name. Say you??™ve
named your home network wirelessnetwork, and you??™ve got it working.
Then, you take your PC to work and learn that the SSID there is also
called wirelessnetwork. When Windows sees wirelessnetwork, it tries to
connect with the encryption passphrase it already knows, and not surprisingly,
fails.
The best solution to this problem is to rename your home network to
something more unique, but this won??™t help if both networks are
administrated by other people. In this case, you have to make some
changes. First, open the Manage Wireless Networks window, right-click
the network you have saved, and click Rename; this changes the name
of the network entry while leaving the SSID intact. Next, double-click
the saved network, turn off the Connect automatically when this network
is in range option, and click OK.
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