My wireless network will only let my laptop connect if my network transmits it's ssid name?

My wireless network will only let my laptop connect if my network transmits it's ssid name, even though my laptop ip address is known by my network and the laptop has the correct security key put into the wireless software (Intel pro set) and sidd name.


If I tell my network not to transmit its ssid name my laptop will not connect, I have tried with the firewalls turned off, I have tried with different security keys, I have tried with different profile names.


So does anyone have an answer.





Steve

My wireless network will only let my laptop connect if my network transmits it's ssid name?
I have broadcast of SSID disabled so your laptop should indeed be able to connect to the router.


I found out that if I altered any settings passwords etc in the router, I had to then first let the laptop see/connect to the router with SSID enabled %26amp; with the laptop on %26amp; connected then disable broadcast.


Other than that I am baffled.
Reply:http://compnetworking.about.com/
Reply:Its best that out broadcast your ssid but to make it unique give it a name...that you can easily recognize and use a password you can easily remember like your phone number. use wep encryption
Reply:The SSID (Service Set Identifier) distinguishes one wireless network from another, if more than one happen to be active in your area.





Let's say your own router's SSID is ABC and your neighbor happens to have a wireless router with SSID XYZ. Your laptop's adapter automatically recognizes two wireless networks and the only way it can differentiate the two is with the SSID.





When you submit the key to your router, your laptop's wireless adapter cannot understand which network that key belongs to, UNLESS you specify the SSID of the network.





Normally, the router dynamically assigns the IP address to any adapter that authenticates into its wireless network. However, if you have specified static IP addresses to the nodes on your network (which is an unusual setting) it will still need to reconfirm you are attempting to sign into the correct network.